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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Have Russian Media Forgotten Anna Politkovskaya’s Legacy?
Last month, journalists around the world marked the tragic anniversary of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya’s death, thirteen years ago. On …
Eight More Subtly Racist Things Than Rod Liddle’s Article In The Spe...
According to Rod Liddle, advocating to keep entire religious groups from voting is “light hearted banter,” that should be taken …
Who Here Has Been Raped And Speaks English? Reporting Sexual Violence ...
After a long career of working as a foreign correspondent covering war zones, Edward Behr published his memoirs with the …
How Does Serbian Media Cover Awards?
This year the Council of Europe’s “Vaclav Havel” award for human rights has been awarded to Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR). The Youth Initiative for Human Rights is a network of organisations working in Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia and...
Challenging the Sexist Serbian Media
By: Ivana Jovanovic If someone is familiar with Serbian media, it is likely no surprise that women are most likely …
Exploiting the Closest “Enemy”: How Hungary’s State Media Takeov...
15 October 2019 Country: Hungary By: Mikhail Yakovlev Stuck behind the Iron Curtain for the better part of the latter …
Black History Month: Is Blackfishing A Sinister, Millennial Form Of Bl...
15 October 2019 Country: Global by: Sofia Ferreira Santos By now, most of the world can agree that “Blackface” is …
Missing The Story: How the Indonesian Media Covers the Student Protest...
14 October 2019 Country: Indonesia By: Yearry Panji Setianto Last month, thousands of students across Indonesia took to the streets …
Fake News, Cultural Appropriation and Security: A New Year on the MA D...
14 October 2019 Country: UK by: Eline Jeanné Students on the Diversity and the Media MA course have just wrapped …
MDI Team at UNESCO MIL Conference 2019
Dates: 24 – 26 September 2019 Country: Sweden, Gothenburg At this year’s UNESCO Global Media and Information literacy conference, Media …
