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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VIDEO: Is the International Media Reckoning With Structural Racism?
Is the UK and European media ready to turn the lens on themselves?
How Journalists Cover Police Brutality is a Matter of Life and Death
Are journalists ready to reckon with systemic racism?
VIDEO: How Media Covers #BlackLivesMatter and Police Brutality
Over the past few weeks, protests against police brutality have spread across the United States, and inspired an uprising against …
Should Journalists Blur The Faces of #BlackLivesMatter Protestors?
It could be the difference between life and death.
Diversity of Sources in Times of Crisis
We talk about diversity of sources. But who is called in times of crisis?
Dos & Don’ts: How Can Media Ethically and Accurately Cover #Bla...
What should journalists do? What should they avoid?
Five Media and Diversity Success Stories
Five success stories to get you through the weekend.
Incomplete, Uncontextualized and Blatantly Racist: US Media’s Covera...
By: Jen Deerinwater The Navajo Nation has the highest per capita infection rate from the COVID-19 pandemic, eclipsing New York …
Could A Crowd-Sourced Social Media Survey Inform The End of the Lockdo...
Could a survey that doesn't take into account racial and socioeconomic inequalities be robust enough to inform the end of the lockdown?
“Ungrateful” – Italian Media’s Coverage of Kidnapping survivor...
Italian media is invading the privacy of a kidnapping victim, and putting sexism and Islamophobia on full display.
