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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“Reporting on Migration, Asylum Seekers and Syrian Conflict̶...
Date: 24 October 2016 Country: Belgium, Brussels The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) Executive Director Milica Pesic moderated a workshop for …
10 Years Without Anna Politkovskaya
Published: 7 October 2016 Country: Russia by Nadezda Azhgikhina, Russian Union of Journalist and Vice-president of the European Federation of …
MDI Ends a Project in Morocco Pledging to Continue its Mission
Date: 28 September 2016 Country: Morocco The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) worked together with its partners, human rights and political …
Media Literacy as the Prerequisite for Active Citizenship
Date: 27 September 2016 Country: Macedonia The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) has co-organised a conference “Media literacy as the prerequisite …
Latin American Media and the Paralympic Games
Published: 27 September 2016 Region: Latin America Media coverage of the Paralympic Games around the world differs. While Channel 4 …
Media Coverage of the Belgrade Pride 2016
Date: 18 September 2016 Country: Serbia, Belgrade Many Serbian media outlets covered the Pride Parade in Belgrade from the security …
No Hate Speech Movement to Hold Seminar on Antisemitism
Published: 21 September 2016 Region: Europe The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) representative attended a meeting with No Hate Speech Movement, …
What the Burkini Ban Says about World Media
Published: 5 September 2016 Region: Worldwide Burkini ban on French Riviera caused a worldwide public debate and some memorable responses …
MDI at the Global Forum for Media Development
Dates: 20 – 22 September 2016 Country: Indonesia, Jakarta The Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) held its fourth international …
Div-A-Diversity Accelerator for Media Inclusiveness
Published: 31 August Region: Europe The Council of Europe has launched a pilot mentoring programme called Div-A-Diversity Accelerator. This programme …
