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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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Palestinian football drama for social change

Palestinian football drama for social change

Posted: May 18, 2010 Location: West Bank In Bethlehem’s Manger Square, under a full moon, two lovers recite Palestinian national …

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Comic book saving the world from stereotypical rhetoric

Comic book saving the world from stereotypical rhetoric

Posted: May 18, 2010 Region: Worldwide Naif Al-Mutawa, creator of a highly successful comic series that is published in eight …

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Jobs in the media: Is it really so hard to recruit from Black and Mino...

Jobs in the media: Is it really so hard to recruit from Black and Mino...

Event: June 30, 2010 Location: Bristol, UK The Journalism Policy and Practice Research Group at the University of the West …

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The burden of collective identities

The burden of collective identities

Posted: May 20, 2010 Location: Jerusalem The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, like every conflict between ethnic or national groups, is rooted in …

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Azeri TV journalists trained in covering diversity

Azeri TV journalists trained in covering diversity

A burning issue… Two fire engines roared past us, towards the thick black smoke pouring out of an abandoned brick …

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‘Media for Diversity in New EU Countries’ Conference

‘Media for Diversity in New EU Countries’ Conference

Dates: 28-30 May 2010 Location: Bucharest, Romania This conference will bring together decision makers from media and civil society organizations …

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‘Media for Diversity in New EU Countries’ Conference

‘Media for Diversity in New EU Countries’ Conference

Dates: 28-30 May 2010                                   Location: Bucharest, Romania This conference will bring together decision makers from media and civil society organizations …

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“Colorful but Colorblind”: free training for Czech journal...

“Colorful but Colorblind”: free training for Czech journal...

Deadline: May 12, 2010 Country: Czech Republic Journalists from the Czech Republic can apply to take part in “Colorful but …

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Muslims pray in a Sarajevo monastery

Muslims pray in a Sarajevo monastery

Posted: May 7, 2010 Country: Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo – A group of young Bosnian Muslim students from the Faculty of Islamic …

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Somewhere along the East-West border

Somewhere along the East-West border

Posted: May 7, 2010 Region: Malaysia Kuala Lumpur – Living in Malaysia for almost two years has given me new …

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