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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Prevent: How a Civil Rights Struggle Highlights Media Suppression Tact...
Will the media rise to the challenge of accurately conveying the threat Prevent represents to civil liberties in the UK?
The Double Edged Sword of Social Media and Rape Culture
For real change to happen, it needs to be a collective effort across society, with all forms of media ensuring fair and accurate representations of women as real people.
Activism, Social Media, and Burnout: When Dealing with Diversity Issue...
It is up to allies to make sure that there are less bottomless voids present within social media discourse where key voices are overshadowed.
Excusing Male Violence: How Media Narratives Feed Cultural Norms
Media reports not only fail to accurately represent the facts, they also excuse acts of male violence or predatory behaviour, something which can have serious consequences for victims.
Ethnic Hate Speech and Narratives of Divide in the Western Balkans
This article is part of Media Diversity Institute’s project Reporting Diversity Network’s 2.0 Monthly Monitoring Highlights and was initially published …
Egyptian Media: A Catalyst for Racism against Nubians
While the Western media has been actively fighting against racism and oppression of minorities, the Egyptian media has become instrumental in oppressing the already oppressed Nubian population in Egypt.
10 Confidence Building Measures for Platforms to Deliver Verifiable an...
Europe has announced that it will be stepping up its efforts in the fight against online disinformation and publish guidance to strengthen the Code of Practice on disinformation. We call on the Commission to enshrine the following CONFIDENCE building measures...
Young and Diverse Podcast – Interview with Roma Artist Selma Sel...
Selma Selman is a Roma woman from Bosnia and Herzegovina. She incorporates her creativity, but also identity aspects into her artwork.
BAME Term Potentially Being Scrapped Creates Wider Conversations
Many Black journalists agree that there may never be a sufficient or agreed upon term for seeking out ethnic minorities as a collective, and that is okay.
The Flaws of the UK’s Race Report and the Responsibility of Journali...
A report does not conclude the final say for our realities, experiences, and hopes for institutional racism to be a thing of the past one day.
