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Grants Available for Female Journalists
Published: 7 February 2012 Region: Worldwide The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) will award three $20,000 grants to women journalists …

Irish Independent Lost In Translation and Irresponsibility
Published: 7 February 2012 Region: Ireland & Worldwide By Aidan White A sensational tale of welfare tourism made front page …

PLURAL+ 2012 Youth Video Festival on Migration and Social Inclusion Ca...
Published: 3 February 2012 Region: Worldwide The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) …

Migrants and their descendants – Guide to policies for the well-...
Migration to and within Europe has profoundly changed the life and image of the continent. This guide offers theoretical and …

Italian Media Win Right to Report on Abuse of Migrants
Published: 1 February 2012 Region: Italy By Aidan White A major breakthrough for journalists trying to report on the rights …

International Women’s Media Foundation awards open
Published: 1 February 2012 Region: Worldwide The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) is accepting nominations for its 2012 prizes honoring …

Upcoming Events from Media Against Racism in Sports
Published: 1 February 2012 Region: Europe Building upon standards set by the various Council of Europe bodies on media pluralism, diversity …

Round Table Debate on the Legal Framework of the Media in Morocco
Event date: 17 February 2012 Country: Morocco In the framework of its project ‘Media Evolution: Towards an Inclusive, Responsible & …

Diversity Focus for Journalism Teaching in post-revolutionary Egypt
Published: 30 January 2012 Region: MENA Two workshops highlighting the importance of media in helping to strengthen civil society and …

Asia Focus on Hate speech and a Lesson from Latin America
Published: 27 January 2012 Region: Asia The United Nations champion of free speech Frank La Rue says when it comes …