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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INSI Runs First Safety Training for Female Journalists in Cairo
30 July 2012 Country: Egypt The International News Safety Institute (INSI) has held its first safety training for women journalists …
Is Sport Sexist?
Published: 27 July 2012 Interview by Emine Saner for The Guardian Can the Olympics raise the profile of women in sport? Emine …
Interculturalism: the New Era of Cohesion and Diversity A New Book by...
Available from 14 September 2012 In his new book, Ted Cantle expounds the idea of ‘interculturalism’ which recognises the interdependence …
Award for Diversity in the News Accepting Entries
Deadline: September 10 2012 News professionals who have made a difference in the hiring and promotion of journalists of colour …
Jeremy Paxman Religious Comments were Offensive, rules BBC Trust
Editorial standards committee says comments made in discussion with Richard Dawkins had no clear editorial purpose. Published 31 July 2012 …
Libya: A Hard Road Ahead for Media and Democracy
Posted: 2 August 2012 By Milica Pesic, MDI Executive Director Of all the revolutions in the Arab Spring the Libyan …
Intolerance on Show as Olympic Games Kick Off
Posted: 31 July 2012 By Aidan White The London Games are up and running, but already the Olympic Charter of …
Reporting on Aging Award Open
Region: European Union Application Deadline: 1 September 2012 European journalists whose work addresses the challenges of an aging society are …
Journalists and Diversity Campaigners Force Olympic U-Turn
26 July 2012 By Aidan White A gold-plated victory for diversity has been registered by journalists and supporters of The …
Ofcom Publishes Report on Measuring Media Plurality
Published: 19 June 2012 Ofcom has published its report on measuring media plurality.The report is for the Secretary of State, …
