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 Complains to IPSO and The Telegraph
Date: 28 September 2018 Country: UK After the Telegraph published a discriminatory piece by former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, the …
Grassroots Arabic Media Break Taboo on Talking Queer
Date: 13 September 2018 Region: MENA, Jordan, Qatar, Tunisia By Mikhail Yakovlev Despite changes around the world, most recently in …
MDI Starts New Programme in Jordan
Dates: 2-5 September 2018 Country: Jordan “I can’t recall the last time when I stayed all through an event and …
Powerful Launch of the “Disability: a Matter of Perception”...
Date: 17 September 2018 Country: Macedonia, Skopje It was a powerful ending of the first day at the EU-Western Balkans …
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 …
