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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MDI at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia
By Anna Ambrochowicz In December 2021 US President Joe Biden announced that the US will support the Independent Fund for …
“Scarcely Debated, Rarely Remembered”: The media’s lack of Roma ...
The debate on the limits of satire is long and complicated. However, satire has been used for centuries to mock those in power. When it mocks minority groups as well as vulnerable populations satire becomes hate speech.
The Viral Case of Child Q Highlights the UK’s Institutional Racism
Although social media are to blame for many things, the power they have to highlight issues of social injustice cannot be compared. The case of Child Q brought to the fore a global allyship that can play an important role...
How a community radio station in Northern Kenya brings together interf...
Amid precarious living conditions a community radio station in Northern Kenya offers hope to those living in the region.
Perugia Declaration for Ukraine – 9 April 2022
Members and partners of the Global Forum for Media Development are launching a declaration at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia in solidarity with media and journalists in Ukraine. The declaration has already been signed by over 60 organisations.
Facebook Struggles with Hate Speech around Russia’s Invasion of Ukra...
The evidence of atrocities committed by the Russian army in the towns of Bucha and other locations around Kiev could not but bring about a storm of furious Facebook comments from Ukrainian users. Many are now calling for Russia to...
War in Ukraine Brings New Reality to Ukrainian Journalists
When Russia invaded Ukraine, the war brought changes for Ukrainian journalists. Anastasiia Levhenko gives a personal account of her new reality.
Trusted Flaggers raise a red flag: don’t prevent NGOs from becoming ...
Media Diversity Institute and other NGOs in the EU call MEPs and governments to not prevent NGOs from becoming Trusted Flaggers on social media.
Media Diversity Institute Publishes New Inclusive Journalism Handbook
The Media Diversity Institute developed an Inclusive Journalism Handbook aimed at academics, journalism students and journalists providing them with the …
Toxic Fandom and the Need for More Diversity in Fantasy and Superhero ...
There are several steps to be taken to diversify the industry, but the success of diverse stories on the screen are all indicators of what should be the way forward also behind the camera, with a history and mythology to...
