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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Is the Media Response to Sexual Assaults Colour-Blind?
Published: 22 December 2017 Country: United States by Angelo Boccato The “Me Too” movement has led to a change in …
UNESCO: How Media Treat the Migrants and Refugees Topic
Dates: 4-8 December 2017 Country: Romania, Bucharest “Refugees are not the crisis. It is the narrative we tell about them”. …
‘New Normal’ on Reporting Migration in Italian Media
Published: 12 December 2017 Country: Italy By Angelo Boccato In the current human rights crisis, migrants and refugees are …
“Manipulating Social Media to Undermine Democracy”
Published: 7 December 2017 Region: Worldwide Freedom House in its report Freedom on the Net 2017 concludes that online manipulation …
Trump’s Retweets of Anti-Muslim Videos Stirred Up the Media
Published: 7 December 2017 Country: UK “Retweets don’t equal endorsements”. Although used by many, this disclaimer does not take away …
CIVIS Media Prize 2018
Deadline: 20 January 2018 Region: EU and Switzerland CIVIS Media Foundation is calling applicants for CIVIS Media Prize 2018 to …
Gender Equality, Migration and Media Discussed in Hamburg
Dates: 23 -25 November 2017 Country: Germany, Hamburg The third CMFE media literacy workshop within the Media against Hate (MAH) project …
The Role of the Media in Rohingya Crisis
Published: 30 November Country: Myanmar When large crisis such as the one affecting Rohingya people in Myanmar occur, the role …
Diversity Through Effective Media Communications in Kyrgyzstan
Date: 23 November 2017 Country: Kyrgyzstan Effective communication between civil society activists dedicated to diversity and minority rights and the …
MDI Contributes to the Journal for Applied Journalism
Published: 23 November 2017 Region: Worldwide “I’ve never interviewed ordinary people. We use them only in vox pops.” This is …
