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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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The Internet as a Way to Fight Antisemitism

The Internet as a Way to Fight Antisemitism

Dates: 9-10 November 2017 Country: UK and Europe The 9th and 10th of November mark the No Hate Speech Movement’s …

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Westminster Media Forum Seminar on Improving Diversity in UK Screen In...

Westminster Media Forum Seminar on Improving Diversity in UK Screen In...

Date: 22 November 2017 Country: UK The scale and nature of the diversity challenge facing the TV industry in the …

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London Kids Examine Media Literacy

London Kids Examine Media Literacy

Date: 31 October 2017 Country: UK, London In order to learn more how to counter sensationalism, bias and misinformation in …

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MDI at the UNESCO Global MIL Conference

MDI at the UNESCO Global MIL Conference

Dates: 24-27 October 2017 Country: Jamaica, Kingston One of the main conclusions of the Seventh Media and Information Literacy and …

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International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

Published: 2 November 2017 Country: Worldwide Over the past eleven years, 930 journalists have been killed for doing their job. …

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Between Fear, Disinformation and Oligarch-owned Media

Between Fear, Disinformation and Oligarch-owned Media

Published: 31 October 2017 Countries:  Azerbaijan, Moldova, and Ukraine To celebrate the Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) week 2017, …

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Harvey Weinstein: Why Did It Take So Long?

Harvey Weinstein: Why Did It Take So Long?

Published: 27 October 2017 Country: USA Ever since The New York Times published a report detailing Weinstein’s abusive behavior over …

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Lack of Media Coverage on Discrimination against Roma in Serbia

Lack of Media Coverage on Discrimination against Roma in Serbia

Published: 27 October 2017 Country: Serbia Most of the Serbian media failed to report that 20 years ago two teenagers …

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Exhibition about Young Asylum Seekers in the UK

Exhibition about Young Asylum Seekers in the UK

Published: 25 October 2015 Country: UK “Being an asylum seeker means waiting – always waiting. We’ve been waiting for four …

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Social Media Campaigner Vacancy

Social Media Campaigner Vacancy

Media Diversity Institute – Get the Trolls Out Project Working hours: Part time, 22.5 hours a week Salary: £28600 – …

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