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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Media that Matters Film Festival seeks short films that promote social...

Media that Matters Film Festival seeks short films that promote social...

Deadline: January 22, 2010 Region: Worldwide Filmmakers seeking to make social change through their work are encouraged to submit short …

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Arab bloggers invited to discuss women’s issues

Arab bloggers invited to discuss women’s issues

Dates: December 24 to 31, 2009 Region: Middle East and North Africa Arab bloggers are invited to participate in a …

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MAGREB CIVIL SOCIETY TRAINED IN STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS

MAGREB CIVIL SOCIETY TRAINED IN STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS

Date: 16-18 December 2009 Country: Morocco Over 25 civil society activists from four Maghreb countries attended a three-day seminar on …

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First regional debate on the Media and Regionalization in Morocco held...

First regional debate on the Media and Regionalization in Morocco held...

Date: 19 December 2009 Country: Morocco The intellectual journal ‘Nawafid’ together with the UK-based Media Diversity Institute (MDI) invited around …

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CIVIS Europe´s media Prize for Integration

CIVIS Europe´s media Prize for Integration

Deadline: 20 January 2011 Region: European Union CIVIS – Europe’s Media Prize for Integration and Cultural Diversity is looking for …

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Workshops on covering poverty in Tanzania, Botswana and Malawi

Workshops on covering poverty in Tanzania, Botswana and Malawi

Date: Tanzania – November 24 to 25; Botswana – January 19 and 20; Malawi – January 26 and 27, 2010 …

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Competition seeks to raise awareness of people with disabilities

Competition seeks to raise awareness of people with disabilities

Deadline: 15 December 2009 Country: Russia A competition is seeking works about people with disabilities, with the goal of bringing …

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The one you choose to feed: an article about religion and national ide...

The one you choose to feed: an article about religion and national ide...

Posted: 17 November 2009 Country: USA Louise Diamond, founder and director of Global Systems Initiatives, calls for finding ways “to …

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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Democracy and Diversity

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Democracy and Diversity

Deadline: 1 February 2010 Country: Canada Queen’s University is now inviting applications for the sixth year of the postdoctoral fellowship …

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Call for papers for the Second World Education Congress, South Africa

Call for papers for the Second World Education Congress, South Africa

Deadline: 1 December 2009 Region: Worldwide The Second World Journalism Education Congress, a discussion on the development of journalism education …

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