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France’s ‘Mila Affair’ Sparks Divided Debate on Blas...

France’s ‘Mila Affair’ Sparks Divided Debate on Blas...

It is possible to call for Mila’s protection and advocate for punishment against cyber harassment while also acknowledging a growing islamophobic movement in France because it is clear that the two stem from the same issues.

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Squash Online Hate Speech: Digital Spaces Exclude Vulnerable Groups

Squash Online Hate Speech: Digital Spaces Exclude Vulnerable Groups

Debates about gender and sexual minorities are useless if they do not seek to destabilize manhood as a patriarchal construct or if they do not address cis-sexism and challenge heteronormativity.

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‘Do Africans Have Cars?’ How a TikTok Star Breaks Stereoty...

‘Do Africans Have Cars?’ How a TikTok Star Breaks Stereoty...

TikTokers across the continent of Africa will often find ignorant questions and remarks in their comments on a daily basis. But one TikTok star is breaking stereotypes by using sarcasm, and her TikToks have gone viral.

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MDIG Workshops for Students: Preventing Gendered Islamophobia in the M...

MDIG Workshops for Students: Preventing Gendered Islamophobia in the M...

MAGIC (Muslim women and communities Against Gender Islamophobia in soCiety) is a two-year project which aims to prevent gendered Islamophobia …

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Donald Trump’s Truth Social Could Have Negative Impact on Online Div...

Donald Trump’s Truth Social Could Have Negative Impact on Online Div...

With Trump back online on social media, that can spell danger for people of color everywhere. 

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Inclusive Media, Cohesive Society: Hate Speech in Lebanon

Inclusive Media, Cohesive Society: Hate Speech in Lebanon

In the pursuit of a more inclusive and open media sphere, IMeCS reports are part of a series of studies which aim to monitor segments of problematic speech in various circles of socio-political influence, whether on social media or more traditional means of spreading in...

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Acknowledging Documentary Biases Could Change Media Landscapes

Acknowledging Documentary Biases Could Change Media Landscapes

By Anmol Irfan In 2015, a documentary based on education activist Malala Yousufzai, the world’s youngest Nobel Peace Prize Laureate …

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Media Coverage of Gender Disparities in Education Needs To Move Beyond...

Media Coverage of Gender Disparities in Education Needs To Move Beyond...

Education journalism needs to start focusing more on the context that is missing, and thereby start filling up the gap to provide a bigger picture. The lack of focus on these gaps is perhaps why we as a global community have struggled greatly to make sufficient progress...

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MDI reports find that Serbian media tend to use stereotypical represen...

MDI reports find that Serbian media tend to use stereotypical represen...

For every report about activism in the mainstream media, there are 13 reports detailing criminal activity or violence. However, youth portals have shown far greater sensitivity to reporting on youth activism than the mainstream media.

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MAGIC Project Publishes First Media Monitoring Results

MAGIC Project Publishes First Media Monitoring Results

MAGIC (Muslim women and communities Against Gender Islamophobia in society) is a project devised to prevent gender Islamophobia in Spain and in …

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Media Diversity Institute Western Balkans Publishes Two Reports on You...

Media Diversity Institute Western Balkans Publishes Two Reports on You...

Media Diversity Institute Western Balkans has recently published two reports on youth and the media in Serbia. “Production and Distribution …

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Diversity and the Media: Ten Years in Review

Diversity and the Media: Ten Years in Review

What developments have happened in the field of journalism and diversity in the past 10 years? Is diversity still relevant for the media? Join us on 9 February at 15:00!

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