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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A Word for Haiti – Call for submission

A Word for Haiti – Call for submission

Deadline: March 18, 2010 Region: Worldwide Call for submission open to poets, writers, journalists and graphic artists from all backgrounds …

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Young Moroccan Radio Journalists produce stories on diversity

Young Moroccan Radio Journalists produce stories on diversity

Posted on: 5 February 2010 Country: Morocco A drug addict musician, an AIDS patient, a single pregnant woman, a member …

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Call for Applications – Economic and Political Reporting from So...

Call for Applications – Economic and Political Reporting from So...

Deadline: February 14, 2010 Countries: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia Applications are being accepted for …

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Call for Applications – Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excel...

Call for Applications – Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excel...

Deadline: 1 March 2010 Region: Balkans Applications are being accepted for the 2010 programme for Balkan journalists, ‘Balkan Fellowship for …

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Print journalists can submit works on ‘inclusive developmentR...

Print journalists can submit works on ‘inclusive developmentR...

Date: February 15, 2010 Region: Worldwide Teams of journalists from around the world whose reporting focuses on human rights can …

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Media forum on freedom and democracy to be held in Nairobi

Media forum on freedom and democracy to be held in Nairobi

Deadline: March 29, 2010 Region: Sub-Saharan Africa The Somalia-based South and Central Journalists Association (SOCJA) is organizing a media forum …

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Grants available for broadcasters in Kazakhstan

Grants available for broadcasters in Kazakhstan

Deadline: February 14, 2010 Country: Kazakhstan Broadcast and video journalism organizations in Kazakhstan can apply for grants to support programming …

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What’s around the word “diversity”?

What’s around the word “diversity”?

You might object that this is a very banal or rhetorical topic…perhaps you’re right. But, notwithstanding this, I think that, …

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Kiev, Ukraine to host trainings on convergent media

Kiev, Ukraine to host trainings on convergent media

Deadline: February 5, 2010 Country: Ukraine Journalists and editors of print and online Ukrainian regional media are invited to trainings …

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Inclusive Journalism course for Moroccan journalists

Inclusive Journalism course for Moroccan journalists

Date: 18-20 February 2010 Location: Tangier, Morocco Young journalists in Morocco will be trained in inclusive journalism, by Richard Cookson, …

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