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 Responsible Journalism Course in Tangier
Dates: 20-24 March 2012 Region: Tangier, Morocco 18 regional print and web journalists gathered in Tangier, Morocco, between 20-24 March …
Minority Journalists Worst Hit by Job Cuts in American Press
Published: 10 April 2012 Region: USA By Aidan White A cull of jobs in the newsrooms of American newspapers in …
Young People Combating Hate Speech Online
Published: 10 April 2012 Region: Europe The Council of Europe Youth Department is launching a new flagship project to span …
Weston Mercury Could Be Facing Prosecution Over Racial Hatred Claims
Published: 4 April 2012 Region: United Kingdom Weekly newspaper the Weston Mercury could be prosecuted over allegations of inciting racial …
Photo Project Aims To Shatter Stereotypes Of Arab Men
Published: 3 April 2012 Region: Worldwide Canadian-Iraqi photojournalist Tamara Abdul Hadi wants to show a different side of Arab men …
Call for Nominations for 2012 SEEMO Award
Published: 3 April 2012 Region: South East Europe The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International …
Radio ‘Audio Diaries’ initiative to showcase Egypt’s diversity
Event Dates: 10 – 19 April 2012 Country: Egypt In Cairo, in April 2012, the Media Diversity Institute (MDI) will …
Aljazeera Boosts Newsroom Ethics with Video Ban
Published: 28 March 2012 Region: Worldwide By Aidan White The decision by the Arab satellite channel Aljazeera not to broadcast …
Intolerance in the Law and Twittering Racism
Published: 28 March 2012 Region: UK By Aidan White On March 17th I made the following comment on my Twitter …
Putting ‘Britishness’ to the test in Bradford
Published: 23 March 2012 Region: UK By Radman Selmic The Channel 4 reality show Make Bradford British has attracted public …
