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National Geographic minority film festival seeks entries

National Geographic minority film festival seeks entries

Deadline: 2 May 2011 Region: Worldwide Filmmakers who focus on indigenous and minority cultures can enter their work to appear …

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Media That Matters Film Festival calls for entries

Media That Matters Film Festival calls for entries

Deadline: 1 May 2011 Region: Worldwide Filmmakers from around the world who focus on social issues can enter a contest. …

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“Fifty Fatullayevs” outside London Embassy demanded release of jai...

“Fifty Fatullayevs” outside London Embassy demanded release of jai...

Published: 20 April 2011 Country: UK & Azerbaijan Media Diversity Institute representatives together with  Amnesty International UK, ARTICLE 19, English …

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Apply for the Anna Lindh Journalist Award 2011

Apply for the Anna Lindh Journalist Award 2011

Deadline: 15 July 2011 Region: Mediterranean From today and until the 15th of July 2011, journalists who are nationals of …

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Press freedom deeper in limbo after newspaper seizure in Southern Suda...

Press freedom deeper in limbo after newspaper seizure in Southern Suda...

Published: April 14 2011 Country: South Sudan. MDI is partnering the Juba Post in delivering an insert of the South …

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Recent Articles

Recent Articles

MDI Media Relations Workshop for NGOs from New EU States ‘Diversity and Elections’ Training for Egyptian Journalists The news coverage …

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Chewing on the burqa ban

Chewing on the burqa ban

Published: 11 April 2011 Region: France & Worldwide Gary Herman for Media Diversity Institute On April 11, 2011, the French …

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UJOSS representative met with South Sudan Minister of Information

UJOSS representative met with South Sudan Minister of Information

Published: 7 April 2011 Country: South Sudan On April 6 2011, members of the Executive of the Union of Journalists …

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Production Focus – My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding

Production Focus – My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding

Published: 7 April 2011 Country: UK “You should be ashamed of yourself”, a man screamed from the audience at Jes …

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Five UJOSS journalists to be trained in Japan

Five UJOSS journalists to be trained in Japan

Published: 8 April 2011 The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has confirmed that during May 2011 five journalists from the …

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