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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Gender “Inclusive” Initiatives Like 50:50 Ignore Trans and...
4 June 2019 Country: UK by: Mikhail Yakovlev Over the past few years, the BBC’s reputation for fair and high-quality …
Language Matters: Islamophobia or Anti-Muslim Hatred?
21 May 2019 Country: UK by: Anna Lekas Miller Anyone who has ever monitored—or experienced—Islamophobia knows that most attacks are …
Sharing Stories and Calling Out Hate
20 May 2019 Country/Region: Europe Ahead of the European Parliamentary elections, immigration has become the biggest hot button issue—even more …
European Elections: How To Combat Hate Speech & Disinformation?
16 May 2019 Country: Europe by: Anna Lekas Miller Earlier this week, news broke that twenty “fake news” Facebook pages …
#ChristchurchCall: What About Mainstream Media?
15 May 2019 Country: UK After the Christchurch massacre, social media companies came under fire for allowing the terrorist’s livestream …
Fake News: Who Should Determine Truth from Falsehood?
10 May 2019 Country: Singapore, Global by: Grant Williams Fake news is a “serious problem”—or so says Singapore Prime Minister …
We Talk About Newsroom Diversity. What About Audience?
by Boer Deng As a young graduate hoping to break into journalism, I started my career at a left-leaning, well-meaning …
There Has Never Been A More Critical Time To Study Diversity in the Me...
Date: Ongoing Country: UK, London By: Eline Jeanné “I’d definitely encourage people to go for it; it has widened my …
8Chan: What To Do About the Online Belly of the Far Right Beast
30 April 2019 Country: US, Global by: Anna Lekas Miller Last Saturday, an armed gunman stormed the Chabad Synagogue in …
“The Media Magnifies Fears About Minority Communities”: Sr...
29 April 2019 Country: Sri Lanka Over the past week, Sri Lanka has struggled to control the repercussions of the …
