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Praise abroad, controversy at home: Joyland and the trans community in...
At a time when hate crimes against trans people are rising due to disinformation campaigns, a movie like Joyland is more important than ever.
January 2023 Newsletter: Hate Doesn’t Always Sell!
Elon Musk became the first person in history to lose $182 billion since November 2021. Although this loss comes from …
Misery Monetisation and Impact on Youth
By Alessandra Vescio Molly Russell was 14 years old when she was found dead in her bedroom. An inquest, concluded …
Andrew Tate’s Case Highlights Deep Impacts of Social Media Manipulat...
By Lizzie Cernik Since news of his arrest in Romania on suspicion of organised crime, human trafficking and rape hit …
New Government, New Attitude to the Media in Brazil?
During the Bolsonaro government, and perhaps even because of it, newsrooms have gradually become more diverse, albeit at insufficient levels.
Media Needs to Investigate Sexual Violence against Women and Girls wit...
An increasing number of cases of sexual violence against women and girls with disabilities in Southern Africa goes unreported both by the media.
Urgent Need to Improve UK Media Diversity
When it comes to increasing the spaces for Black and non-white journalists, the conversation and planning have to be intersectional, across race, class, identity, and gender.
The Iranian Women Journalists Who Defy the Regime from Prison
The choice to give voice to the most oppressed through journalism should not be punished by imprisonment, torture and brutality.
When Global Justice Movements Meet the Media’s Western Gaze
More than the bias of a specific journalist, the general trend of selective activism in media should be leading us to question why certain stories get so big in the first place.
The European Media Freedom Act: An Interview with Laura Becana Ball
"If the proposed European Media Freedom Act is kept as a regulation, the provisions included to protect and promote pluralism and diversity in the media will be applied directly and simultaneously to every member state," Laura Becana Ball
