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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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The Role of the Media in the Rise of Austrian Far-Right
Published: 11 January 2018 Country: Austria Asel is the first baby to be born in 2018 in the Austrian capital …

MDI Trainees’ Stories Published in the European Media
Published: 11 January 2018 Region: Europe Journalists who participated in a workshop titled “Reporting on Migration & Refugees” organised by …

There Has Never Been A More Crucial Time To Study Diversity In the Med...
Date: Ongoing Country: UK, London By: Eline Jeanné “I’d definitely encourage people to go for it; it has widened my …

Is the Media Response to Sexual Assaults Colour-Blind?
Published: 22 December 2017 Country: United States by Angelo Boccato The “Me Too” movement has led to a change in …

UNESCO: How Media Treat the Migrants and Refugees Topic
Dates: 4-8 December 2017 Country: Romania, Bucharest “Refugees are not the crisis. It is the narrative we tell about them”. …

‘New Normal’ on Reporting Migration in Italian Media
Published: 12 December 2017 Country: Italy By Angelo Boccato In the current human rights crisis, migrants and refugees are …

Trump’s Retweets of Anti-Muslim Videos Stirred Up the Media
Published: 7 December 2017 Country: UK “Retweets don’t equal endorsements”. Although used by many, this disclaimer does not take away …

“Manipulating Social Media to Undermine Democracy”
Published: 7 December 2017 Region: Worldwide Freedom House in its report Freedom on the Net 2017 concludes that online manipulation …

CIVIS Media Prize 2018
Deadline: 20 January 2018 Region: EU and Switzerland CIVIS Media Foundation is calling applicants for CIVIS Media Prize 2018 to …

Gender Equality, Migration and Media Discussed in Hamburg
Dates: 23 -25 November 2017 Country: Germany, Hamburg The third CMFE media literacy workshop within the Media against Hate (MAH) project …