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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‘Survivor’ Instead of ‘Victim’ when Reporting ...
Published: 3 September 2013 Country: India After the recent gang-rape of a young journalist in Mumbai, Times of India (TOI) …
Cupcakes In Support of Immigrants
Date: 24 August 2013 Country: UK, London By Pierre Smith Khanna* Residents of London borough of Brent staged a protest …
Reporting of Vulnerable Groups in Russia
Date: 29 August 2013 Country: Russia, Moscow There is a strong need for world’s media to establish and to implement …
Journalism under Pressure with Hatred on the March at Home and Abroad
Published: 30 August 2013 Region: Worldwide by Aidan White Hatred has many faces and journalists need to tread with particular …
Is Hip Hop Portrayal of Migrants Accurate?
Date: 17 September 2013 Country: UK, London Have you ever thought, while watching the video of that hit song that …
Chelsea Manning’s Lesson for Media
Published: 30 August 2013 Country: Worldwide By Giulia Dessi After having troubled the US government for leaking military secrets, the …
Baktún, the World’s First Indigenous Soap Opera
Published: 28 August 2013 Region: Latin America Baktún is the world’s first soap opera produced in an Indigenous language. It …
Call for Women and Environment Short Films
Deadline: 8 September 2013 Country: Israel The International Women’s Film Festival in Rehovot (Israel) invites participants to submit short films …
“Why are you silent?”
Published: 27 August 2013 Country: Russia Leading human rights activists in Russia have warned of rising xenophobia ahead of the …
LGBT as Social Anomaly for Most of Serbian Press
Published: 21 August 2013 Country: Serbia by Ana Šolović* It was not that long ago, that features about lesbian partnerships …
