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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MDI at Facebook OCCI against Extremism Launch
Date: 23 June 2017 Country: UK After Germany and France, Facebook launched its Online Civil Courage Initiative (OCCI) in the …
MDI Publishes Media Relations Handbook for CSOs in Arabic
MDI hopes that this handbook will help build understanding and cooperation, because both journalists and civil society activists need each other in order to not only achieve their goals, but also to help create a better and fairer society.
From Angels to Taxis: Media Shift in Reporting on Migrants’ Rescuers
Date: 21 June 2017 Country: Italy Italy has seen a radical change in the narrative of search and rescue (SAR) …
King’s College:”The EU Referendum Campaign was the Most Divisive a...
Published: 20 June 2017 Country: UK Immigration was the most prominent referendum issue in the UK media during the EU …
Dune Voices Journalist Wins Migration Media Award
Date: 14 June 2017 Country: Malta A Dune Voices journalist from Libya, Bennour Hussein, won a Migration Media Award, a …
MAMIL Gathers Macedonian CSOs and the Media
Dates: 19 – 21 May 2017 Country: Macedonia, Bitola Civil society activists gathered with their media partners in order to …
European Activists Tackle Hate Speech at MDI Workshop
Dates: 22 – 26 May 2017 Country: UK, London Fifteen participants gathered at the Media Diversity Institute (MDI) workshop “Media …
The BBC Published a Dune Voices Story from Mali
Published: 19 May 2017 Country: Mali, Bamako “Motorcycles never die in Bamako. That is the first thing that strikes you …
New Strategies to Counter Antisemitism in Digital Age
Date: 9-11 May 2017 Country: France Antisemitic hate speech in Europe today is taking on new forms, new messages and …
Stop the Hate: Countering Hate Speech in Serbia
The Media Diversity Institute Western Balkans and the Serbian Youth Umbrella Organisation (KOMS) are starting the Stop the Hate project, which aims to enable young people to recognise, understand and combat online hate speech by developing meaningful and nonviolent counter-narratives.
