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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#MediaAgainstHate: “Not Censorship but Ethical Journalism”
Dates: 5-6 October 2018 Country: Belgium, Brussels After 18 month of active campaigning within #MediaAgainstHate project, several European organisations including …
National Geographic Exposes Its Own Racist Past
Published: 13 March 2018 Region: Worldwide By Eline Jeanne The iconic yellow spines of National Geographic’s magazines have graced the …
Many Media in Italy Failed to Question Far-Right ahead of Elections
Published: 23 March 2018 Country: Italy By Angelo Boccato The anti-migration and racist politics of the Italian Right, repeatedly echoed …
#SilenceHate to Combat Hate against Migrants and Refugees
Published: 8 March 2018 Countries: Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Poland, United Kingdom Many recent studies show that manifestations of hate …
The Role of Community Media for Refugees and Migrants
Published: 27 February 2018 Region: Europe The Council of Europe (CoE) published a study on the role of community media …
Superpowers and Failures of Black Panther
Published: 22 February 2018 Region: UK, Worldwide We apparently never had a black superhero on the big screen, nor a …
Media and Value Based Conflicts Exchange in Belgrade
Dates: 27-28 March 2018 Location: Belgrade, Serbia The Media Diversity Institute Western Balkans and PDCS are inviting participants to attend …
The Troll of the Month – German Tabloid Bild
Published: 19 February 2018 Country: Germany The Bild newspaper was chosen as “The Troll of the Month” within the MDI …
The Rise of Online Hate Speech in Italy
Published: 8 February 2018 Country: Italy By Angelo Boccato In an analysis by the Italian Committee named after the late …
MDI at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia 2018
Date: 13 April 2018 Country: Italy, Perugia The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) is hosting a panel “Fascism is back. Is …
