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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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Jewface and the role of journalism in telling the story of diversity �...
Journalism should provide clarity in the fog of bias and confusing terminology whether it’s about cultural appropriation, racial bias and white privilege, or micro-aggression and gender identity. Above all, reporters and editors need to take care over political mischief-making that...
February Newsletter: Diversity and the Media in Reflection
“Diversity will be on the news agenda more than ever in 2022, but how media will cover the story remains an open question. In the coming months – whether it’s through coverage of sport, the pandemic, migration, policing or community...
Voices of a Hostile Environment: The UK Media’s Role in Hostile Migr...
The migration discourse in the country has to be detoxified. Mainstream and independent media need to diversify the conversation, or increase their efforts in doing so.
MDI reports find that Serbian media tend to use stereotypical represen...
For every report about activism in the mainstream media, there are 13 reports detailing criminal activity or violence. However, youth portals have shown far greater sensitivity to reporting on youth activism than the mainstream media.
MAGIC Project Publishes First Media Monitoring Results
MAGICÂ (Muslim women and communities Against Gender Islamophobia in society)Â is a project devised to prevent gender Islamophobia in Spain and in …
Media Diversity Institute Western Balkans Publishes Two Reports on You...
Media Diversity Institute Western Balkans has recently published two reports on youth and the media in Serbia. “Production and Distribution …
Novak Djokovic and the Media’s Missed Opportunities
Djokovic’s case brought back the discussion of the treatment of migrants in the country, however, instead of highlighting the overall treatment of migrants and especially asylum seekers in the country who are being mistreated, the debate remained focused on the...
Diversity and the Media: Ten Years in Review
What developments have happened in the field of journalism and diversity in the past 10 years? Is diversity still relevant for the media? Join us on 9 February at 15:00!
Holocaust Memorial Day Part 2: The Importance of Preserving the Memory...
Every year, on the International Holocaust Remembrance Day which is commemorated on 27 January the world recalls the greatest suffering in the history of mankind. It is a day when we remember the millions of people who were taken to...
January 2022 Newsletter: Diversity News Leads Newsrooms
Media Diversity Institute wants to wish everyone a Happy New Year! May 2022 be healthy, prosperous, and calm for all! The …
