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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Hungarian Media Campaigns against Refugees and Soros
Published: 11 April 2018 Country: Hungary By Angelo Boccato After the Hungarian leader Viktor Orban won a landslide victory at …
A Media Storm: Antisemitism in the Labour Party
Published: 4 April 2018 Country: UK By Eline Jeanne The past few days have seen the media reporting heavily on …
German Far-right AfD’s Digital Artillery
Published: 23 March 2018 Country: Germany By Angelo Boccato Social media had played a big role in the success of …
Hatred in Everyday Life in Serbia
Date: 28 February 2018 Country: Serbia, Belgrade The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) Western Balkans organised a debate on hate speech …
#SilenceHate Media Camp in London
Dates: 23 – 27 April 2018 Country: UK, London The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) is organising a media camp for …
Most of the Indonesian Media in anti-LGBT Campaign
Published: 15 March 2018 Country: Indonesia By Eline Jeanne Indonesia has recently drafted a new penal code, one that looks …
Mechanisms of Media Control in Serbia
Published: 15 March 2018* Country: Serbia by Jovanka Matic, Research Associate at the Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade Freedom of …
National Geographic Exposes Its Own Racist Past
Published: 13 March 2018 Region: Worldwide By Eline Jeanne The iconic yellow spines of National Geographic’s magazines have graced the …
#MediaAgainstHate: “Not Censorship but Ethical Journalism”
Dates: 5-6 October 2018 Country: Belgium, Brussels After 18 month of active campaigning within #MediaAgainstHate project, several European organisations including …
Many Media in Italy Failed to Question Far-Right ahead of Elections
Published: 23 March 2018 Country: Italy By Angelo Boccato The anti-migration and racist politics of the Italian Right, repeatedly echoed …
