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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The Conundrum of Women’s Awards: Do They Really Achieve Inclusivity?
2 January 2019 Country: US, Worldwide By: Emilyn Kowaleski In spring of 2014, I was glancing through the Tony nominations …
Bias (Fatigue) in Britain: Where did the Media Go Wrong?
2 January 2019 Country: UK By: Safiya Ahmed It is difficult to find a subject that elicits more of an …
Google in Russian: What Does An Algorithm Say About Bias?
2 January 2019 Country: Russia By: Mikhail Yakovlev Two years after Donald Trump was elected President, the Kremlin’s “online hand” …
Media Literacy in the Age of News Overabundance
Date: 18 December 2018 Country: Macedonia In Macedonia, only five percent of media literacy teaching processes encourage criticism of the …
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Islamophobia?
17 December 2018 Country: United Kingdom By: Anna Lekas Miller Over the past year, a video went viral of a …
Call for Entries: CIVIS Media Prize 2019
CIVIS again recognizes programme contributions on the radio, film, television and the Internet, which are particularly suitable for the promotion of the peaceful coexistence of people of different geographic or cultural backgrounds. This year there is an additional prize for...
Zwarte Piet: The Dutch Christmas Character Causing Controversy
3 December 2018 Country: The Netherlands By Eline Jeanne Around this time of the year, Dutch children eagerly await the …
Media Literacy Training Can Truly Empower Youth
November 21, 2018 Country: Jordan Over the weekend, Media Diversity Institute (MDI) participated in a seminar titled, “Support to Media …
Steve Bannon: To Platform, Or Not To Platform
19 November 2018 Countries: United Kingdom By: Mikhail Yakovlev Every year, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) organizes NewsXchange, a conference …
#WalkAway: How the US Media Ignores Conservative Minorities
17 November 2018 Country: United States By: Safiya Ahmed “Once upon a time I was a liberal,” Brandon Straka, a …
