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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Disability voice – Promoting the rights of women with disabilit...
Posted: September 30, 2010 Region: Europe European Disability Forum (EDF) is promoting the rights of women with disabilities and working …

Woman filmmakers invited to Istanbul festival
Deadline: November 1 2010 Location: Istanbul, Wordwide Women filmmakers worldwide are invited to the Filmmor Film Festival in Istanbul in …

Five years after the Danish cartoons crisis
Posted: 30 September 2010 Country: Denmark and Worldwide The Cartoon Crisis – how and why it all began in Denmark …

Euro-Mediterranean societies still facing a clash of ignorance in perc...
Posted: 30 September 2010 Region: Mediterranean A new survey on intercultural trends published in the Anna Lindh Report 2010 indicates that …

MDI participates in Freedom of expression mission to Azerbaijan
Posted: 4 October 2010 Location: Baku, Azerbaijan The Media Diversity Institute, as part of the International Partnership Group for Azerbaijan, …

MDI at Metropolis Conference in the Hague
Posted: 4 October 2010 Location: Hague, Netherlands Is telling the truth good enough reason to create negative images of minorities? …

TV Talk show on Freedom of Expression produced by MDI Azeri trainees
Dates: September 2010 Country: Azerbaijan Freedom of expression in Azerbaijan was the central theme of a television production training exercise held …

US Christian pastor addresses islamophobia in western culture
Posted: September 21, 2010 Region: Worldwide “I believe that every action creates an equal and opposite reaction, and that actions …

Applications sought for Geneva fellowship on human rights
Deadline: September 30, 2010 Location: Geneva, Switzerland Journalists from Honduras, Panama, Liberia and Lebanon are invited to apply for a …

Awards for reporting on children’s issues in Russia
Deadline: October 16, 2010 Country: Russia Russian print and TV journalists can submit works on a variety of children’s issues …