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Gender-based Violence in Serbia: Media Are Missing the Chance to Educa...
We must not neglect the influence of positive narratives in the media. When we share stories that are not stereotypical, when we see women in a role that goes beyond those imposed on them by society, women have a chance...
Public Room: How the Macedonian Media Missed the Opportunity to Shed L...
As the “Public Room” case remained unsolved for two years after its discovery, media coverage led the public in N. Macedonia to mistrust the country’s authorities.
The Media’s Role in Malawi’s Struggle to End HIV Stigma
While the communities in Malawi in particular and the country at large are hoping for the media to help end any form of stigma and discrimination the media itself needs a lot of training and courage to confront the problem.
Event: Conspiracies of Hate: Antisemitism in Online Anti-Vax Discourse
What is the connection between anti-vax conspiracies and antisemitism and what is the role of social media? About this event …
November Newsletter: Online Disinformation Threatens Diversity in the ...
On 22 October a consortium of 17 US News organisations published a series of reports called ‘The Facebook Papers’. Reports …
Quo Vadis, Serbia?
How did the defenders of Serbia’s shameful past get the right to paint murals of war criminals?How did we get to the point of considering activists as rioters and arresting them?
The Great Reset and its Believers
Belief in the “Great Reset” narrative and how the world is allegedly transforming into a socialist eco-dictatorship has gathered pace thanks to the pandemic – with politicians now weighing in on the issue. What do the right-wing media and activists...
In Ethiopia the Truth is Killed Every Day
As the civil war in the Horn of Africa enters its second year, the propaganda machinery is in full gear and mutual hatred reaches new heights.
Reporting Femicides: Is the UK Media Racially Biased?
Better representation, accurate facts, and diversity in the media is required to break disproportionate coverage and overcome racial bias.
India at the Centre of Facebook’s Challenges with Misinformation and...
The solution to the problems Facebook and other tech giants face in India and elsewhere does not lie in increasing censorship that may undermine digital freedom. Rather it requires more open, more accessible, and more equitable digital space in a...
