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.
To pitch a story to MDI, please read our editorial guidelines here.

Big Brother: Ofcom Receives 1,225 Complaints about Abuse
Published: Monday July 9 2012 Country: UK By Mark Sweeney for The Guardian Channel 5’s Big Brother is facing a …

Photojournalism grant on Women’s Issues Open
Application deadline: August 15 2012 Region: United States Photojournalists can apply for this grant. The Alexia Foundation is seeking applicants …

Roma Victims as EU Lifts Visa Barriers in Western Balkans
Published: 10 July 2010 Region: West Balkans & Worldwide One story not making headlines in Britain and most of the …

MDI training yields a professional success story: Safaa Saleh
Published: 10 June 2012 Country: Egypt An MDI trainee, Safaa Saleh, has turned out to be a successful professional feature …

‘Get Started in Journalism’ Workshop for Adults
Region: UK Wednesday 18 July 2012 Words of Colour Productions are teaming up with Fair Share Brent to put on …

Radio for Peacebuilding Workshops
Event date: October/ November 2012 Region: Worldwide Radio for Peacebuilding is offering two workshops for radio producers/journalists/talkshow hosts/drama writers on: …

MDI work presented in the European Parliament
Published: 3 July 2012 Region: Worldwide How to create a web of diversity, what can be learned from the best …

Human Rights Journalism Award Open
Deadline: 30 July 2012 Countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru & Venezuela Journalists whose work addresses poverty, exclusion and inequality are …

New Issue of Bristol Globe: The Magazine that Celebrates Bristol’s D...
Posted: 29 June 2012 Region: UK The second edition of ‘Bristol Globe’ is out now! The magazine is the publication …

Apply Now: Let the Roma Youth Be Heard
Calling all budding journalists, broadcasters and social media enthusiasts Published: 29 June 2012 Region: UK Media Diversity Institute London and …