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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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 …
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 …
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 …
Social Media Campaigner Vacancy
Media Diversity Institute – Get the Trolls Out Project Working hours: Part time, 22.5 hours a week Salary: £28600 – …
IARJ in Asia: Getting Reporting Religion Right
Dates: 17 – 19 October 2017 Country: Indonesia, Jakarta Accurate reporting on minority religions is sorely lacking, said journalists participating …
Social Media and Self-Harming amongst Young People
Published: 20 October 2017 Country: UK Social media has become a staple in the life of young people. In many …
Tight Control of Online News Portals in Malaysia
Published: 16 October 2017 Country: Malaysia In the last year the authorities in Malaysia have been closing down news portals …
Media Meets Literacy in Sarajevo
Dates: 20 – 21 September 2017 Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina Fake news and misuse of information in the media were …
Las Vegas Shooting: ‘Lone Wolf’ or ‘Terrorist’?
Published: 5 October 2017 Country: USA The mass shooting in Las Vegas prompted a debate on whether Stephen Padock, who …
Meet the New Generation of Diversity and the Media MA Students
Date: 21 September 2017 Country: UK, London On the first day that the students of MA Diversity and the Media …
