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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MDI Tackles Hate Speech in Serbia
Dates: 26 – 28 July 2017 Country: Serbia, Belgrade A recent claim by the Serbian Ministry for Youth and Sport …
How to Report on People in Poverty
Published: 2 August 2017 Country: UK Last week, a report by In Kind Direct revealed that a growing number of …
Can Video Change Prejudices about LGBT People in Singapore?
Published: 2 August 2017 Country: Singapore After the government of Singapore demanded foreign companies to stop sponsoring Pink Dot – …
BBC Top Paid Stars: White and Male
Published: 28 July 2017 Country: UK The recent disclosure of the top paid BBC journalists and presenters revealed that men …
Journalism Fellowship for Reporting Labour Migration
The International Labour Organisation (ILO), in partnership with the Ethical Journalism Network (EJN), launched a six-month Labour Migration Journalism Fellowship …
Lack of Women Over 30 in German TV and Film
Published: 26 July 2017 Country: Germany After the age of 30, women start to disappear from German screens. A recent …
Helping Refugee Journalists Return to Work
Published: 21 July 2017 Country: UK Breaking into journalism can be a real struggle for many in the UK. If …
Serbian Daily Politika Accused of Misogyny
Published: 21 July 2017 Country: Serbia Two women have been killed by their partners in the premises of the Serbian …
Article 19 Hate Speech Seminar for Regulatory Bodies
Dates: 5 – 6 October 2017 Country: UK, London ARTICLE 19 is inviting applications from representatives of audio-visual media regulatory …
The Rights and Might of Migrants through Media Lens at UoW event
Dates: 22 – 25 June 2017 Country: UK, London According to UNHCR, globally there are now more than 65 million …
