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Life on MARS — a Way of Combating Discrimination in Sport throug...

Life on MARS — a Way of Combating Discrimination in Sport throug...

Deadline: October 2011 – November 2012 Region: Europe The programme Media Against Racism in Sports (MARS) is offering media people …

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In Other Words – A New Vision to Combat Discrimination in Europe’s...

In Other Words – A New Vision to Combat Discrimination in Europe’s...

Published: 14 October 2011 Region: Europe By Elena Borghi Press monitoring units that will help combat media stereotypes in reporting …

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Belgian Survey of Diversity and Equality in the Francophone Press

Belgian Survey of Diversity and Equality in the Francophone Press

Published: 12 October 2011 Country: Belgium The Association of Professional Journalists (AJP) has published the first study that examines the …

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Community Channel Seeking Inspiring News Video and Reports

Community Channel Seeking Inspiring News Video and Reports

Published: 12 October 2011 Country: UK Media Trust the charity that operates Community Channel is about to launch a new …

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Asian Journalists Offered Free Course On Reporting Poverty

Asian Journalists Offered Free Course On Reporting Poverty

Deadline: 21 October 2011 Region: Asia Journalists in Asia interested in more accurate reporting of poverty issues can apply to …

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Reuters Institute Seeks Media and Democracy Fellow

Reuters Institute Seeks Media and Democracy Fellow

Deadline: 19 October 2011 Region: Worldwide Journalists can apply for a fellowship program. The Reuters Institute for the Study of …

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Impunity Remains as Net Closes on Politkovskaya Killers

Impunity Remains as Net Closes on Politkovskaya Killers

Published: 7 October 2010 Country: Russia By Aidan White The killing five years ago of Russian investigative reporter and human …

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Call for entries: One World Romania Documentary Film Festival

Call for entries: One World Romania Documentary Film Festival

Deadline: 1 January 2012 Region: Worldwide The fifth edition of One World Romania Documentary Film Festival on Human Rights will …

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The Intercultural Innovation Award

The Intercultural Innovation Award

Deadline: 16 October 2011 Region: Worldwide The UN Alliance of Civilizations and the BMW Group have launched The Intercultural Innovation Award …

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INDONESIA WATCH: Stopping Hate Speech in the Social Media

INDONESIA WATCH: Stopping Hate Speech in the Social Media

Published: 4 October 2011 Country: Indonesia By Fitri Adi Anugrah Social media provide easily accessible tools for people to spread information to a …

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