Stories
Our stories examine the ways that race, religion, class, dis/ability, age, gender and sexual identity issues intersect with major topics in the media, and aim to bring new perspectives to light.
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Refugee Day: How to Report on Refugees and Migration?
Published: 19 June 2013 Region: Worldwide 2012 has registered the highest number of refugees and internally displaced people than at …

MDI Training for Soap Opera Scriptwriters
Dates: 8-9 June 2013 Country: Egypt, Sokhna Twelve Egyptian soap opera scriptwriters participated in a two-days training on Inclusive Media …

MDI Teaches Inclusive Journalism to American Students on a London Park
Dates: 4 May – 30 June Country: USA and UK MDI provided the Inclusive Journalism module to a class of …

Egyptian Media publish 25 Stories Produced at MDI Training
Dates: 1-5 June 2013 Country: Egypt, Cairo Egyptian newspapers, print and online, have published 25 articles produced during the ‘Parliamentary …

“Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion” Video Contest
Deadline: 27 September 2013 Region: Worldwide The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and UNESCO have launched a campaign “Do …

Gezi Park Protests show Erdogan’s Control over Mainstream Media in T...
Published: 14 June 2013 Country: Turkey by Lorena Martínez While one of the biggest protests was taking place in Istanbul …

MDI-Supported TV Show Investigates Frozen Egyptian Funds Abroad
Published: 12 June 2013 Country: Egypt The struggle of Egypt to recover frozen funds from abroad was the topic of …

MDI Provides Inclusive Journalism Training in St Petersburg
Dates: 28-29 May 2013 Country: Russia The Media Diversity Institute provided the training curriculum and the trainer for a workshop …

“Clean Living” Nominated for Samir Kassir Award
Published: 6 June 2013 Region: Middle East The short film “Clean Living”, supported by the Media Diversity Institute (MDI), was …

MDI’s Lebanese Partner Visits London for a Study Tour on Media &...
Dates: 3 – 6 June 2013 Countries: UK, Lebanon A group of seven reporters and media experts from Lebanon visited …