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A New MDI Project Countering Hate Speech in Serbia
Published: 9 May 2017 Country: Serbia The Media Diversity Institute Western Balkans and the Serbian Youth Umbrella Organisation (KOMS) launched …

MDI Joins UNESCO in Marking World Press Freedom Day 2017
Date: 3 May 2017 Country: Indonesia, Jakarta The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) participated at the official celebration of the World …

Serbian Journalists Awarded for Tolerance Visit the Guardian, BBC, Com...
Dates: 20 – 24 March 2017 Country: UK, London Three Serbian journalists awarded for promoting tolerance through their work visited …

MDI in Perugia: China Between Traditional and Digital Media
Date: 5 April 2017 Country: Italy, Perugia by Giulia Dessi * At the International Journalism Festival in Perugia 2017, the …

MDI Joins UNESCO to Mark the Press Freedom Day 2017
Dates: 1- 4 May 2017 Country: Indonesia, Jakarta The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) has been invited to participate at the …

“Media as Watchdogs of Public Interest” Workshop in Skopje
Dates: 30-31 March Country: Macedonia, Skopje Journalists and editors from 8 media outlets in Macedonia participated in the workshop organised …

MDI in Perugia: “China’s Censors as Techy as Media Users...
Date: 5 April 2017 Country: Italy, Perugia At the ongoing International Journalism Festival in Perugia 2017, the Media Diversity Institute …

Apply for the Media Literacy Workshop in Poland
Dates: 8-9 June 2017 Country: Poland, Olsztyn Applications for the second international Media Literacy workshop co-organised by CMFE Community Media …

#MediaAgainstHate Announces 5 Favourite Videos
Date: 21 March 2017 Region: Europe The Media against Hate campaign invited professional journalists, community media practitioners and media students …

London Attack: Have Some UK Media Overreacted?
Published: 24 March 2017 Country: UK The day after the Westminster attack, a number of front pages of British newspapers …