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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Of footballers and financiers
Published: 1 June 2011 Location: UK & Worldwide The news that Georges Tron, a civil service minister in Nicolas Sarkozy’s …
Masters course in Media & Diversity offered by MDI & Westmin...
Posted: 21 January 2011 Updated: 18 November 2011 Country: UK The Media Diversity Institute is launching a one year Masters’ …
Southerners’ wish list to SPLM
by Agele Benson Amos It is a Saturday morning and Mbaraza Emmanuel, a resident of Hai mission in Yei town …
Yei farmers face many challenges
By Agele Benson Amos It is a story of a farming community in dilemma. First, their markets were destroyed by …
Why Yambio honey doesn’t sweeten the throats of local villagers
By Gift Friday They are expected to sweeten the lives of Yambio County residents through the production of honey but, …
Thirsty Southern Sudanese villagers turn to dirty water for survival
By Abraham Machuor Lum A visit to the sleepy village of Abyei Cok in Rumbek, Southern Sudan, reminds one of an old …
Sex, lies and the Ugandan tabloids
Published: 20 May 2011 Region: Worldwide Uganda’s notorious anti-homosexuality laws have grabbed international headlines in recent weeks, and maybe the …
The Media and the Roma Story: Time to Speak the Truth
Published: 17 May 2011 Region: Worldwide For Media Diversity Institute by Aidan White, former General Secretary of IFJ The story …
MDI’s trainer Richard Cookson receives award for “Unreported World...
Published: 17 May 2011 Region: Philippines & Worldwide Richard Cookson, one of Media Diversity Institute (MDI)’s trainers received an award …
Photoshop versus History
Altering images to adapt reality to suit ideological needs or interests has been a widespread practice before Photoshop even existed. …
