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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Media Underequipped to Cover Migration?
Published: 7 July 2017 Region: Euro-Mediterranean Media in many countries on both sides of the Mediterranean are under-resourced and unable …
Media against Hate Media Literacy Workshop in Poland
Dates: 8-9 June 2017 Country: Poland, Olsztyn More than 30 journalists, civil society activists and representatives various organisations from all …
Dune Voices Success at the Migration Media Award Ceremony
Date: 14 June 2017 Country: Malta Three Dune Voices journalists received the Migration Media Award at the recent ceremony held …
MDI at Facebook OCCI against Extremism Launch
Date: 23 June 2017 Country: UK After Germany and France, Facebook launched its Online Civil Courage Initiative (OCCI) in the …
MDI Publishes Media Relations Handbook for CSOs in Arabic
MDI hopes that this handbook will help build understanding and cooperation, because both journalists and civil society activists need each other in order to not only achieve their goals, but also to help create a better and fairer society.
From Angels to Taxis: Media Shift in Reporting on Migrants’ Rescuers
Date: 21 June 2017 Country: Italy Italy has seen a radical change in the narrative of search and rescue (SAR) …
King’s College:”The EU Referendum Campaign was the Most Divisive a...
Published: 20 June 2017 Country: UK Immigration was the most prominent referendum issue in the UK media during the EU …
Dune Voices Journalist Wins Migration Media Award
Date: 14 June 2017 Country: Malta A Dune Voices journalist from Libya, Bennour Hussein, won a Migration Media Award, a …
MAMIL Gathers Macedonian CSOs and the Media
Dates: 19 – 21 May 2017 Country: Macedonia, Bitola Civil society activists gathered with their media partners in order to …
European Activists Tackle Hate Speech at MDI Workshop
Dates: 22 – 26 May 2017 Country: UK, London Fifteen participants gathered at the Media Diversity Institute (MDI) workshop “Media …
