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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Egyptian journalism students to produce a website
Published: 8 March 2013 Country: Egypt By Milica Pesic With the support of the Media Diversity Institute, Egyptian journalism students …
Leveson Exposes the Lies and Hatred Behind the Headlines
Published: 3 December 2012 Country: UK by Aidan White The need for urgent action to curb sensational and unethical journalism …
Females are Sidelined in Family Movies and on Kids’TV
Published: 3 December 2012 Region: US, Worldwide The new study has been released revealing how the girls and women have …
Ombudsman Criticizes the Way Roma are Portrayed in Hungary
Published: 3 December 2012 Country: Hungary by Bea Bodrogi* Non-governmental organisations in Hungary recently claimed a victory in their fight …
AP drops ‘homophobia’ from its Stylebook, but not everyone...
Published: 29 November 2012 Region: Worldwide The Associated Press has decided to discourage the use of the terms “homophobia,””ethnic cleansing” …
Zubeida Mustafa – Role Model for Women Journalists
Published: 29 November 2012 Country: Pakistan Zubeida Mustafa was the first woman reporter for a mainstream media organization in Pakistan. …
Leveson: Evidence on Discriminatory Reporting on Ethnic Minorities and...
Date: 29 November 2012 Country: UK The long-awaited Leveson report into UK press standards has been published. Lord Justice Leveson …
The War’s Over, but Media in the Balkans are Still Fighting
Published: 28 November 2012 Region: South-East Europe, Bucharest by Aidan White Any hope that political pluralism and the lure of …
Social Impact Media Awards 2013
Deadline: 15 January 2013 Region: Worldwide Social Impact Media Awards (SIMA) competition will be open for new submission in December …
Plural+ 2012 Awards
Date: 6 December 2012 Country: US, New York The winners of PLURAL+ 2012 competition will be publicly announced at the …
