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Women journalists sought for international health reporting network

Women journalists sought for international health reporting network

Deadline: 11 October 2010 Location: Washington and developing countries The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) in Washington, D.C., is inviting senior-level …

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Embrace Diversity Action Plan

Embrace Diversity Action Plan

‘Media and civil society organisations should work together in partnership to secure funding from donors to fund content, training and …

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Media Stories Inspired by the Conference

Media Stories Inspired by the Conference

Latvian Newspaper Article Ilze Vainovska, a participant at the conference, wrote an article as a result, which was published in …

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Disability voice  – Promoting the rights of women with disabilit...

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 …

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Woman filmmakers invited to Istanbul festival

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 …

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Five years after the Danish cartoons crisis

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 …

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Euro-Mediterranean societies still facing a clash of ignorance in perc...

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 …

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MDI participates in Freedom of expression mission to Azerbaijan

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, …

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MDI at Metropolis Conference in the Hague

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? …

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TV Talk show on Freedom of Expression produced by MDI Azeri trainees

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 …

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