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.

Azhar Ahmed: Facebook Thought Criminal
Published: 16 March 2012 Region: Great Britain *Edited: 27 March 2012 Pedja Urosevic & Patrick White 19-year-old Azhar Ahmed has …

Romani Film Nominated for International Film Festival
Published: 16 March 2012 Region: Worldwide A Hungarian Romani film has been nominated for the 8th AlJazeera International Documentary Film …

Egyptian Media Discuss Diversity at MDI Cairo Conference
Published: 13 March 2012 Region: Egypt By John Owen “The title of the conference made me start laughing,” was how …

MDI launches first ever study on diversity in Egyptian Media
Published: 10 March 2012 Region: Egypt The Media Diversity Institute has launched the first ever study on diversity in the …

Women and the News: Speak Up, Speak Out
Published: 9 March 2012 Region: Worldwide The Internews toolkit ‘Speak Up, Speak Out: A Toolkit for Reporting on Human Rights …

Big Fat Gypsy Confusion
Published: 9 March 2012 Region: UK By Patrick White The new series of the hit UK television show Big Fat …

Turkish ‘Shoah’ Broadcast Exposes Difficult Truths
Published: 9 March 2012 Region: Middle East By Patrick White Anyone hoping to see a wind of change across the …

“No Woman’s Land”: the first book dedicated solely t...
Published: 9 March 2012 Region: Worldwide International News Safety Institute (INSI) has published the first book dedicated solely to the …

Call for submissions for the Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festiva...
Published: 7 March 2012 Region: Balkans Balkans Beyond Borders are now accepting submissions for the 3rd edition of the Balkans …

Gender Pay Gap Must End, Says IFJ
Published: 7 March 2012 Region: Worldwide The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today marked the 101st International Women’s Day by …