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 Literacy as the Prerequisite for Active Citizenship
Date: 27 September 2016 Country: Macedonia The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) has co-organised a conference “Media literacy as the prerequisite …
Latin American Media and the Paralympic Games
Published: 27 September 2016 Region: Latin America Media coverage of the Paralympic Games around the world differs. While Channel 4 …
Media Coverage of the Belgrade Pride 2016
Date: 18 September 2016 Country: Serbia, Belgrade Many Serbian media outlets covered the Pride Parade in Belgrade from the security …
No Hate Speech Movement to Hold Seminar on Antisemitism
Published: 21 September 2016 Region: Europe The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) representative attended a meeting with No Hate Speech Movement, …
What the Burkini Ban Says about World Media
Published: 5 September 2016 Region: Worldwide Burkini ban on French Riviera caused a worldwide public debate and some memorable responses …
MDI at the Global Forum for Media Development
Dates: 20 – 22 September 2016 Country: Indonesia, Jakarta The Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) held its fourth international …
Div-A-Diversity Accelerator for Media Inclusiveness
Published: 31 August Region: Europe The Council of Europe has launched a pilot mentoring programme called Div-A-Diversity Accelerator. This programme …
Study: Strong Public Service Media Contributes to a Healthy Democracy
A healthy democracy is partially dependent on its public service media, according to a new research by the European Broadcasting …
Rio 2016: Some Media Trapped in Sexist Coverage
Published: 18 August 2016 Region: Worldwide Instead of celebrating the biggest number of female athletes competing in this year Olympic …
EBU: Strong Public Service Media Good for Democracy
Published: 16 August 2016 Region: Europe A healthy democracy is partially dependent on its public service media, according to a …
