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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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Boston’s Tragedy Exposes the Dangers of Media Bias

Boston’s Tragedy Exposes the Dangers of Media Bias

Published: 18 April 2013 Country: US by Aidan White When media jump to dangerous conclusions in reporting acts of terrorism …

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MDI Program Director at the South Valley University in Egypt

MDI Program Director at the South Valley University in Egypt

Date: 14 April 2013 Country: Egypt Media Diversity Institute Programme Director for Egypt, Hala Morgan, talked to the students at …

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MDI provides Media Relations Training for NGOs in Southern Morocco

MDI provides Media Relations Training for NGOs in Southern Morocco

Dates: 5-7 April 2013 Region: Dakhla, Morocco How to get the attention of the media was the main topic of …

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Women lose Political Support When Media report on Their Look

Women lose Political Support When Media report on Their Look

Published: 11 April 2013 Region: US Women’s Media Center and the organisation She Should Run have released two studies that …

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Awards for Projects on Intercultural Dialogue

Awards for Projects on Intercultural Dialogue

Deadline: 25 April 2013 Region: Central Asia and MENA The “Living Together Peacefully in a Diverse World” is a prize …

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A Sea of Words Competition

A Sea of Words Competition

Deadline: 25 May 2013 Region: Euro-Mediterranean The Anna Lindh Foundation and the European Institute of the Mediterranean have launched the …

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Thessaloniki Commemorates its First Jewish Deportation

Thessaloniki Commemorates its First Jewish Deportation

Published: 11 April 2013 Country: Greece The Greek organisation Symβiosis organized a short tribute for the victims of the first …

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Egyptian Superhero fights Sexual Harassment

Egyptian Superhero fights Sexual Harassment

Published:  10 April 2013 Region: Egypt Sexual harrassment against women has an enemy in Egypt, Superrmakh. He is an Egyptian …

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Sexism? Obama is Right to Apologise, but he’s no Berlusconi

Sexism? Obama is Right to Apologise, but he’s no Berlusconi

Published: 10 April 2013 Region: US by Aidan White The widely-publicised apology from Barack Obama for complimenting a leading United …

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More Women Nominated to Media Top Awards in US

More Women Nominated to Media Top Awards in US

Published:  8 April 2013 Region: US The number of women nominated for the National Magazines Awards in the United States …

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