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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How Do Media Representations Help and Hurt Women in India?
15 August 2019 Country: India by: Mikhail Yakovlev During the last week of July, a lorry rammed into a car …
Greta Thunberg: The Climate Change Activist Vilified by the Media
7 August 2019 Country: Global by: Eline Jeanné If you have been following news related to climate change in recent …
We Are Cracking Down On Discrimination in the Press. So Why Are Trans ...
12 August 2019 Country: UK by: Mikhail Yakovlev When Garry Jones became editor-in-chief at the Daily and Sunday Express, he …
New Project, Countering Cyberbulllying Around the World
12 August 2019 Country: Global The Media Diversity Institute Global (MDI Global) is excited to announce FACE, a new project …
“Merely” A White Supremacist: How The Media Is Missing the Story o...
6 August 2019 Country: Worldwide by Jean-Paul Marthoz Last Sunday’s New York Times editorial got right to the point: We …
Study: Are Journalists Today’s Coal Miners?
Date: 2 August 2019 Country: UK, Germany, Sweden The Reuters Institute at the University of Oxford recently published a report …
Event: Media Diversity Institute at the Ministerial on Religious Freed...
Event: 10 – 11 July 2019 Country: United States; Global Between the dates of 10-11 July 2019, Media Diversity Institute …
Twitter Claims It is Cracking Down on Hate Speech. But is All Hate Spe...
23 July 2019 Country: Global by: Giulia Dessi Over the past few months, major social media platforms such as Facebook …
How Not To Report on Climate Change
23 July 2019 Country: United Kingdom by: Eline Jeanné It seems that climate change is finally becoming a mainstream issue. …
Announcement: Rose-Marie Farinella Awarded Top Honour in France
Media and Information Literacy Educator Rose-Marie Farinella is being honoured with the “Legion of Honour” award this week, the highest …
