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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MDI provides onsite consultancy in media relations for European NGOs c...
Dates: April-May 2012 Region: EU The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) provided onsite consultancy in media relations for four European NGOs …
Media Watch as Football Plays Hardball Over Racism
Published: 29 May 2012 Region: UK & Worldwide By Aidan White The most testing confrontation facing English football next season …
MDI trains Moroccan NGO activists how to improve media coverage of soc...
Event date: 18 – 20 May 2012 Country: Morocco By Lesley Abdela The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) organised a three …
Azerbaijan: International freedom of expression coalition launches web...
Published: 22 May 2012 Region: Azerbaijan & Worldwide The International Partnership Group for Azerbaijan (the IPGA) has launched its website …
Have Women Got Twitter Clout?
Event date: 30 May 2012 Region: UK Women and the Twittersphere are hitting the headlines – for all the wrong …
USA Journalism award on diversity coverage open
Deadline: 31 August 2012 Region: USA Journalists who cover multicultural and Latino issues for U.S. print newspapers or digital media …
Call for applications for the Youth Media Workshop 2012
Deadline: 25 June 2012 Region: EU Call for applications is invited for the Youth Media Workshop 2012 on the topic, …
Celebrating World Press Freedom Day in Morocco
Event date: 3 May 2012 Country: Morocco ‘Media between freedom and responsibility’ was the subject of a round table debate …
Pakistan Backs Diversity in Ethical Challenge to Media
Published: 17 May 2012 Region: Pakistan By Aidan White Pakistan journalists and media leaders have launched a new campaign to …
Leveson is showing ‘wilful blindness’ towards disabled peo...
Published: 7 May 2012 Region: UK By Katharine Quarmby for Guardian When the select committee on culture, media and sport …
