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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Who Makes the News?

Who Makes the News?

Published: 15 December 2015 Region: Worldwide Despite making up half of the global population, women are not proportionately present in …

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MDI at the first SEE Media and Disability Conference

MDI at the first SEE Media and Disability Conference

Dates: 4-5 December 2015 Region: South-East Europe ‘However the media in the region portray our community, media are not first …

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Paris Attacks: What the Media Could Have Done Differently

Paris Attacks: What the Media Could Have Done Differently

Published: 24 November 2015 Region: Worldwide Double standards, anti-Muslim rhetoric, generalisations and spreading fear from their front pages – this …

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Don’t Sensationalise Antisemitism – MDI Writes to the Evening Stan...

Don’t Sensationalise Antisemitism – MDI Writes to the Evening Stan...

Country: UK Published: 24 November 2015 The Evening Standard, free press newspaper distributed in the London area, in two occasions …

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The World Weekly

The World Weekly

http://www.theworldweekly.com Keywords: world news, politics, economy, culture, media outlets. The World Weekly is an innovative news platform that gives you …

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Antisemitism in Greek Newspaper: Ridiculous or Dangerous?

Antisemitism in Greek Newspaper: Ridiculous or Dangerous?

Published: 20 November 2015 Country: Greece By Antonis Gazakis (Symbiosis) for Get The Trolls Out! Eleftheri Ora, a Greek far …

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Moroccan Media and Civil Society Leaders on MDI Tour to Switzerland

Moroccan Media and Civil Society Leaders on MDI Tour to Switzerland

Dates:  1 – 7 November 2015 Country: Switzerland The concept of federalism preserving local characteristics and celebrating every kind of …

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“Why Pinch if You Can Punch?” – Zunar Talks to MDI

“Why Pinch if You Can Punch?” – Zunar Talks to MDI

Published: 18 November 2015 Country: Malaysia By Giulia Dessi Zunar, the most famous cartoonist in Malaysia, is facing a maximum …

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MDI at the World Journalism Educators Congress

MDI at the World Journalism Educators Congress

Dates: 14 – 16 July 2016 Deadline for Abstracts: 1 December 2015 Region: Worldwide The biggest world gathering of journalism …

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MDI at the Hong Kong MIL Conference

MDI at the Hong Kong MIL Conference

Date: 4 – 6 November 2015 Region: Worldwide (Hong Kong) After decades of development, research and practice of media literacy …

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