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 Seeking Experienced International Development Experts
Application Deadline: 31 October 2018 Location: Various The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) is looking for experienced international development experts to …
Invisible Children: Children’s Media, Diversity and Forced Migration
Date: 14 September 2018 Country: UK, London King’s College London and the University of Westminster are hosting a symposium on …
Crazy Rich Asians: An Appropriate Cast
Published: 28 August 2018 Country: USA By Eline Jeanne The film Crazy Rich Asians is set not only to break …
Boris Johnson’s Degrading Article about the Burka
Published: 7 August 2018 Country: UK By Eline Jeanne Boris Johnson, the UK’s former foreign secretary, wrote a piece for …
MDI at the First World Religious Freedom Ministerial
Dates: 24-26 July 2018 Country: USA, Washington DC Welcoming more than 350 guests from 80 countries, the US State Department …
Social Media Matter
Published: 3 August 2018 Countries: UK and USA By Angelo Boccato Would Me Too and Black Lives Matter movements reach …
Love Island: The Hit Show with No Diversity
Published: 2 August 2018 Country: UK By Eline Jeanne If you have been anywhere on social media or have browsed …
Lesbian Batwoman Adds to Diversity on Screen
Published: 27 July 2018 Region: Worldwide By Angelo Boccato There have been many TV and cinema comic-book adaptations featuring members …
Serbian Tabloid’s Editor Guilty of Hate Speech
Date: 30 July 2018 Country: Serbia “Informer” is a pro-government, pro-Putin tabloid that breached the Code of Ethics many times, …
Game of Trolls Reaches 3 Million Social Media Users
Published: 20 July 2018 Region: Europe By Amna Nasir “All Muslims may not be terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims.” …
