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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Grants for African Journalists
Deadline: 14 June 2013 Region: Africa About 100 reporting grants for stories on development issues will be offered to African …

Ethical Journalism is the Antidote to Hate Speech
Published: 31 May 2013 Region: UK, Worldwide by Aidan White The brutal daylight killing of a soldier in Woolwich and …

Training on Diversity and Hate Speech in Lithuania
Dates: 16 – 22 May 2013 Country: Lithuania, Druskininkai Twenty four journalism students and young journalists participated in the training …

MDI’s Lebanese Partner to Visit London for a Study Tour on Diversity
Dates: 3 – 6 June 2013 Country: UK, London A group of seven reporters and media experts from Lebanon will …

Mostly Male and White Guests in the US Evening Shows
Published: 29 May 2013 Country: US Representation of diversity is heavily disrespected in the US prime time cable news, a …

World’s Most and Least Racially Tolerant Countries
Published: 29 May 2013 Region: Worldwide Based on the research of two Swedish economists, the Washington Post made a map …

Anna Lindh Mediterranean Journalist Award
Deadline: 30 June 2013 Region: Union for the Mediterranean countries Journalists from the 42 countries of the Union for the …

Multiculturalism in the UK: Has it any Future?
Date: 9 May 2013 Country: UK At a conference in Munich in 2011, the British Prime Minister David Cameron affirmed …

Report “Innocent Mistakes”: How Media Failure Inspires Hate
Published: 16 May 2013 Region: Worldwide The Ethical Journalism Network (EJN) launched a report that gets to the heart of …

Extra Box Trainers
The ‘Trainers’ section contains a list of trainers who have asked for their details to be publicised on the MDI …