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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Studies on media coverage of ethnicity and religion in the EU
Published: March 24 2011 Countries: UK, Denmark, Slovakia, Lithuania, Italy, Hungary, Greece, France & Germany The Media Diversity Institute (MDI), …

Lithuanian debate on media ethics
Published: 23 March 2011 Region: Lithuania & EU A national conference on media ethics in Lithuania will be held from …

MDI trainer produced “India’s Leprosy Heroes” for Channel 4
Event Date: 25 March 2011 Country: India & UK Richard Cookson, one of Media Diversity Institute (MDI) trainers, has produced …

It’s time for the media to fight terrorism
Published: 21 March 2011 Region: Indonesia By Diani Panjaitan for the Jakarta Post A friend called me last night to …

Women’s Day in South Sudan
Event Date: 8 March 2011 Country: South Sudan For Sudanvotes.com by Richan Ochi The feminist group, ‘No to Oppressing Women …

Fellowship for young Iraqi journalists in Brussels
Deadline: 30 April 2011 Location: Brussels, Belgium Iraqi journalists between the ages of 20 and 35 can apply for a …

Diversity and the social network
Facebook is a marvellous tool. It may even have played an important part in organising the ongoing revolutions in North …

Is macho culture holding back female talent?
Published: 8 March 2011 Region: UK “New research has shown that women are still underrepresented in Britain’s newspapers, less likely …

EUFRA’s & MDI’s diversity training in Madrid
Published: March 2011 Country: Spain EUFRA (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights) in cooperation with MDI (Media Diversity Institute) …

European Neighbourhood Policy: Minority Protection on the Road to Demo...
Event date: 10 – 15 May Region: Belgium & EU bordering countries European journalists interested in democracy and protection of …