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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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 …
Hellboy Casts Asian Actor After Whitewashing Criticism
Published: 14 September 2017 Country: USA After the whitewashing controversy due to the casting of white actor Ed Skrein as …
EU Journalists Report on Migration during Workshop in London
Dates: 4 – 8 September 2017 Country: UK, London The most recent journalistic breakthrough story about the culture of abuse …
Hate-Free Media Workshop in Hamburg
Dates: 23-25 November 2017 Country: Germany Community Media Forum Europe (CMFE) is inviting applications for a media literacy workshop part …
Reporting on Migration & Refugees Workshop for EU Journalists Sta...
Date:4 – 8 September 2017 Country: UK, London The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) is holding a workshop for journalists from …
Between Sensationalism, Islamophobia and Slanders against Catalan Inde...
Published: 31 August 2017 Country: Spain By Giulia Dessì On the morning of Friday 18 August, the day after the …
“Sunday Beauty Queen” Tells Filipino Workers’ Stories
Published: 8 August 2017 Country: China, Hong Kong “Overseas Filipino workers have happy lives in front of the camera. For …
MDI Tackles Hate Speech in Serbia
Dates: 26 – 28 July 2017 Country: Serbia, Belgrade A recent claim by the Serbian Ministry for Youth and Sport …
Can Video Change Prejudices about LGBT People in Singapore?
Published: 2 August 2017 Country: Singapore After the government of Singapore demanded foreign companies to stop sponsoring Pink Dot – …
How to Report on People in Poverty
Published: 2 August 2017 Country: UK Last week, a report by In Kind Direct revealed that a growing number of …
