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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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Muslim and LGBTQ? A Diversity Battle Plays Out In Birmingham
14 June 2019 Country: UK Over the past six months, a diversity battle has been playing out in Birmingham. Earlier …
Report: How is the Rise of Populism Impacting the News Industry?
Earlier this week, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and University of Oxford released their annual joint report on …
LGBTQ+ YouTube Row: Real Pride Month Representation?
13 June 2019 Country: Global By: Eline Jeanné It’s June, also known as Pride Month. This is a time to …
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 …
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 …
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 …
