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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Sadfishing: a New Phenomenon Affecting Young People Online
It is no secret that many young people today face a whole new world of influence and pressures through online …
CIVIS Media Prize: Migration, Integration and Cultural Diversity.
The CIVIS MEDIA PRIZE 2020 is now accepting submissions. European programmes exploring the topics of migration, integration and cultural diversity …
A Nazi Song Cover Gets 9/10 for a Secondary School Assignment in Argen...
Trigger Warning: this article mentions extreme anti-Semitic content. Most people who lived through the late nineties and early two-thousands will …
Final Conference – Disability: A Matter of Perception
One day before the International Day of People with Disabilities, Media Diversity Institute (MDI) Western Balkans hosted the closing conference …
MDI at ARIJ 2019: Storytelling to Cure Social Divisions
Last week, Media Diversity Institute gave a workshop titled, “Storytelling to Cure Social Divisions” to the ICFJ (International Center for …
New Neighbours: Two Film Screenings in Brussels
The European Broadcasting Union successfuly screened two documentaries from Media Diversity Institute’s New Neighbours series on 23 November, at the BOZAR Centre …
Paulo Paulino Guajajara’s Death is an International Wakeup Call ...
by: Sofia Ferreira Santos Paulo Paulino Guajajara spent almost every day over the last few years patrolling the Amazon, guarding …
Can #MeToo Become #WeToo? How A Lack of Diverse Coverage of the #MeToo...
by: Safiya Ahmed A few weeks ago, women around the worlds’ hearts collectively skipped a beat when Hollywood producer—and infamous …
“Climate Strike” is the Word of the Year. But Are We Missing Some ...
“Climate Strike” is officially the word of the year—with rewilding, bopo (short for body positivity) and hopepunk as runners up. …
MDI LIVE: Reporting on Refugees and Hate Speech
“I grew up under the war, I’m 29 years old and we’re talking about war.” These are the words of …
