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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More than half of Australian female journalists sexually harassed
Published: 19 October 2012 Country: Australia Female journalists are more than twice as likely to be sexually harassed in the …
Media’s Male Mindset Exposed in Britain and Australia
Published: 18 October 2012 by Aidan White Sexism in public life is hardly new, but in the last few days …
Fischer’s anti-gay hateful statements on CNN
Published: 18 October 2012 Country: US American TV network CNN had given an airtime to Bryan Fischer, spokesman of American …
UK and Serbian Media on Racism in Football
Published: 18 October 2012 Region: Europe Football match between English and Serbian Under 21’s players has sparked yet again a …
Roundtable on Ethical Codes of Conduct and Diversity Issues
Published: 12 October 2012 Country: Morocco The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) with the participation of the Moroccan Center for Research …
Media Coverage on Americans who say they ‘have no religion’...
Published: 12 October 2012 Country: US According to a new survey by Pew Research Center, nearly 20% of Americans have …
Review into BBC’s coverage of religion, immigration and Europe
Published: 12 October 2012 Region: Worldwide Lord Patten, the BBC Trust chairman, launched new impartiality review into corporation’s coverage of …
“Let the Roma Youth be Heard” Media Training
DATE: 8 – 9 September 20 COUNTRY: UK, London During the media training “Let the Roma Youth Be Heard” organised …
Outspoken TV Bigot Sparks Media debate on Roma in Canada
Published: 3 October 2012 Country: Canada Canada’s reputation for tolerance has been put under pressure in recent days following a …
Channel 4 criticised over “Bigger. Fatter. Gypsier”
Published: 3 October 2012 Country: UK Ad watchdog (ASA) criticises UK broadcaster Channel 4 for its campaign promoting TV programme …
