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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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Media forum on freedom and democracy to be held in Nairobi
Deadline: March 29, 2010 Region: Sub-Saharan Africa The Somalia-based South and Central Journalists Association (SOCJA) is organizing a media forum …

Grants available for broadcasters in Kazakhstan
Deadline: February 14, 2010 Country: Kazakhstan Broadcast and video journalism organizations in Kazakhstan can apply for grants to support programming …

What’s around the word “diversity”?
You might object that this is a very banal or rhetorical topic…perhaps you’re right. But, notwithstanding this, I think that, …

Kiev, Ukraine to host trainings on convergent media
Deadline: February 5, 2010 Country: Ukraine Journalists and editors of print and online Ukrainian regional media are invited to trainings …

Inclusive Journalism course for Moroccan journalists
Date: 18-20 February 2010 Location: Tangier, Morocco Young journalists in Morocco will be trained in inclusive journalism, by Richard Cookson, …

Racism on the Internet
Posted on: January 19, 2010 Region: worldwide Racism on the Internet, by Dr Yaman Akdeniz, is the the new title published by …

Year-long fellowships focused on mental health reporting
Deadline: April 19, 2010 Region: Worldwide Journalists from across the world can apply for the Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental …

Kenyan festival seeks films on children and youth
Deadline: April 15, 2010 Country: Kenya A Kenyan film festival is seeking fictional, animated, drama, documentaries, experimental films and creatively …

Scholarship for international female activist bloggers
Deadline: January 31, 2010 Region: Worldwide Female bloggers outside the United States, blogging to raise awareness, consciousness or funding to …

Grants available for human rights, free speech projects in Central Asi...
Deadline: March 31, 2010 Country: Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Journalism and non-profit organizations in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tadjikistan are encouraged to …