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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Ovaries and Outrage: How Social Media Took Down Greece’s Fertility C...
As Greece’s media landscape continues to be concentrated in the hands of a few oligarchs, the attraction of social media as a platform for expressing ideas and accessing information not being covered by traditional news is only likely to grow.
COVID-19 Pandemic Exposes Brazilian Media’s Shortcomings in Covering...
Among the main victims of the pandemic in Brazil are indigenous people and the poorest black and brown populations, who are unable to practice social isolation. By hiding the demonstrations, the media adopts a racist position.
From Broadway to Hollywood: ‘In The Heights’ Aims to Break the Bar...
Until a Hollywood film accurately represents the Latinx community, there will still representation battles left to fight, and the glass ceiling will remain in place.
Artificial Intelligence Traps and Media Diversity: Mind the Loopholes
By Bojana Kostić Artificial intelligence (AI), algorithms, also referred to as automation tools, computational systems govern our digital media ecosystem. …
Unethical, Biased and Complicit in Homophobia: Media Representations o...
In areas where being LGBTQ+ is considered a taboo or even criminalised, the media have a larger responsibility for ethical and unbiased reporting.
On Screen Moments in Love and Diversity within the LGBT Community
There is certainly still a lot of work to be done in order to ensure that promoting diversity within the LGBT communities on screen is not reduced to a “ticking the box” exercise.
“Islamo-leftism”: An Analysis of the Strawman Rhetoric Fee...
Despite repeated denouncements the French government, right-wing opposition parties, and the media continue to push the message that "islamo-leftism", would be the biggest threat to French society.
How an Informal Conversation Was Used to Scapegoat Immigrants During t...
German media widely disseminated unsubstantiated claims by a specialist lung doctor that Muslim and migrant populations were the majority of Covid-19 intensive care patients. The comments were made in a private conversation and Correctiv confirmed they have no factual basis....
Disability Inclusive Theatre Could Bring Change in Serbia’s Medi...
The way that people with developmental disabilities are treated needs to change and the role of the media in all this is crucial.
Anti-Muslim Hate on European Media
In April’s monitoring, Get the Trolls Out! saw news outlets across Europe publish anti-Muslim hate.
