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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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Handy Books for Journalists on Religion

Handy Books for Journalists on Religion

Date: 27 September 2012 Country: UK, London Lapido Media will be launching a new book series “Handy Books for Journalists …

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Poor diversity among US newsroom managers

Poor diversity among US newsroom managers

Published: 24 September 2012 Country: US The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) published a report which consists of two …

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Symβiosis and MDI’s roundtable on how to fight xenophobia in Gr...

Symβiosis and MDI’s roundtable on how to fight xenophobia in Gr...

Date: 13-14 September 2012 Country: Greece In Greece where xenophobic violence and far-right party have been on the rise, Symβiosis …

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Media in US need to cover US Muslims more

Media in US need to cover US Muslims more

Published: 19 September 2012 Country: US Media in US need to give a better coverage of American Muslims and even …

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Seattle Times supports the same-sex marriage

Seattle Times supports the same-sex marriage

Published: 19 September 2012 Country: US The Seattle Times launched a social media campaign supporting the same-sex marriage. The newspapers …

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New BBC director pledges more female presenters

New BBC director pledges more female presenters

Published: 19 September 2012 Country: UK The new BBC director general George Entwistle has promised that gender and age would …

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MDI launches second study on diversity in Egyptian Media

MDI launches second study on diversity in Egyptian Media

Published: 10 September 2012 Region: Egypt The Media Diversity Institute has published its second study on how inclusive and diverse …

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Anti-American Politics Takes Centre Stage in Film Row

Anti-American Politics Takes Centre Stage in Film Row

by Aidan White Posted: 18 September 2012 Protests across the Arab and Islamic world over a provocative anti-Islam film put …

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Channel 4 “Islam: The Untold Story” controversy

Channel 4 “Islam: The Untold Story” controversy

Published: 18 September 2012 Country: UK After UK broadcaster Channel 4 cancelled a repeat screening of its documentary “Islam: The …

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MDI partner to the ‘Eastern Davos’

MDI partner to the ‘Eastern Davos’

Date: 4 – 6 September 2012 Country: Poland Media Diversity Institute, thanks to the support of Open Society Foundation, took …

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