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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Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism
Deadline: April 16, 2012 Region: USA The Carter Center Mental Health Program in Atlanta, GA provides six one-year fellowships for …

Youth Leaders Call for Action to End Silence over Crisis Facing Roma
Published: 28 September 2011 Region: EU Young leaders of Roma communities across Europe have issued a challenging call to activists …

Ethnic Minorities Put Social Media Under the Microscope
Deadline: 10 October 2011 Region: Poland, Germany, EU New media offer great opportunities for minority voices in Europe to be …

Graduate degree fellowship open for journalists
Deadline: 1 November 2011 Region: Asia, Pacific, U.S Journalists who want to specialize their reporting can apply for a fellowship …

American Islamic Congress sponsors video contest
Deadline: 15 October 2011 Region: Arab League member state, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan The 2011 Eye to Heart competition calls young …

Council of Europe Plea to Media in Fight Against Poverty
Published: 23 September 2011 Region: EU The Council of Europe in Strasbourg is calling for media to step up and focus …

Round Table Debate on Future of the Moroccan Media
30 September 2011 Country: Morocco In the framework of its project ‘Media Evolution: Towards Inclusive, Responsible & Independent Media in …

UNESCO
UNESCO works to create the conditions for dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples, based upon respect for commonly shared values. …

Swedish International Cooperation Development Agency – SIDA
Sida works according to directives of the Swedish Parliament and Government to reduce poverty in the world. The overall goal …

Norwegian Union of Journalists
NJ also works for openness and transparency wherever power is exercised and to further develop the media Code of Ethics. …