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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French Media: Naming and shaming of the alleged victim
Published: 10 June 2011 Region: France & Wordwide “We do not know what happened in New York on Saturday May …
MDI welcomes Fatullayev’s release
Published: 2 June 2011 Region: Azerbaijan & Worldwide The Media Diversity Institute welcomes the news that the Azerbaijani editor and …
War is not an option says Southern Sudanese President
Published: 2 June 2011 Country: South Sudan President Salva Kiir of Southern Sudan said he would not go to war …
May Edition of the People’s Voice
Welcome to the fifth edition of the People’s Voice. Like the previous issues, this edition brings you the views and …
Responding to extremisms: media roles and responsibilities
Event date: 15 July 2011 Location: Bournemouth, UK A one-day conference organised by The Media School at Bournemouth University, in …
Health journalism contest seeks entries
Event date: 30 November 2011 Region: Wordwide Journalists who have reported on epilepsy can enter a competition. The 2011 Excellence …
Of footballers and financiers
Published: 1 June 2011 Location: UK & Worldwide The news that Georges Tron, a civil service minister in Nicolas Sarkozy’s …
Masters course in Media & Diversity offered by MDI & Westmin...
Posted: 21 January 2011 Updated: 18 November 2011 Country: UK The Media Diversity Institute is launching a one year Masters’ …
Yei farmers face many challenges
By Agele Benson Amos It is a story of a farming community in dilemma. First, their markets were destroyed by …
Why Yambio honey doesn’t sweeten the throats of local villagers
By Gift Friday They are expected to sweeten the lives of Yambio County residents through the production of honey but, …