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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“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 …
“Illegal Immigrants” still Present in some British Newspapers
Published: 14 August 2013 Country: UK The Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford has found that the most common …
Egyptians in Need of More Responsible Media
Published: 14 August 2013 Country: Egypt Media coverage of the current situation in Egypt where security forces, “cleared the protest …
British Media Misses the Voices of Immigrants over ‘Go Home’ Campa...
Published: 8 August 2013 Country: UK The government sent two advertising vans to the streets of London with the message …
Twitter – Platform for Abuse against Women?
Published: 8 August 2013 Region: Worldwide Sexist and abusive comments, as well as violent and rape threats directed against women …
MDI Working to Give a Voice to Marginalised Groups in Algeria
Published: 8 August 2013 Country: Algeria The Media Diversity Institute (MDI), in cooperation with local partners, has started a new …
MDI Brings Egyptian Media Experts to London
Published: 19 August 2013 Region: UK, Egypt Influential Egyptian media experts visited London for a study tour and a conference …
Most of the Press in Lebanon Disregarded HRW Torture Report
Published: 2 August 2013 Country: Lebanon Mohammad is a victim of police abuse in Lebanon. “They took me to interrogation …
Channel 4 Airs Daily Muslim Call to Prayer During Ramadan
Date: 1 August 2013 Country: UK The broadcaster Channel 4 is offering its viewers 4Ramadan, a season of programmes to …
