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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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Could A Crowd-Sourced Social Media Survey Inform The End of the Lockdo...

Could A Crowd-Sourced Social Media Survey Inform The End of the Lockdo...

Could a survey that doesn't take into account racial and socioeconomic inequalities be robust enough to inform the end of the lockdown?

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“Ungrateful” – Italian Media’s Coverage of Kidnapping survivor...

“Ungrateful” – Italian Media’s Coverage of Kidnapping survivor...

Italian media is invading the privacy of a kidnapping victim, and putting sexism and Islamophobia on full display.

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How Social Media Has Become An Essential Support Network for Trans and...

How Social Media Has Become An Essential Support Network for Trans and...

Without state support, social media networks fundraise ad-hoc support funds for trans women.

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#MentalHealthWeek: Is UK Media Accurately Representing the Psychologic...

#MentalHealthWeek: Is UK Media Accurately Representing the Psychologic...

Is UK media paying attention to the mental health concerns of BAME communities?

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Interview: Fairytales of Growth

Interview: Fairytales of Growth

How does colonialism and exploitation of indigenous communities intersect with environmental justice?

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Never Have I Ever Shouldered the Burden of Dismantling Every Stereotyp...

Never Have I Ever Shouldered the Burden of Dismantling Every Stereotyp...

Does it matter that "Never Have I Ever" doesn't explore social caste?

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VIDEO: Lessons From Lockdown

VIDEO: Lessons From Lockdown

Will the media do a better job at covering different experiences of future crises?

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Refugees and Asylum-Seekers Are Disproportionately Impacted by COVID-1...

Refugees and Asylum-Seekers Are Disproportionately Impacted by COVID-1...

Can the media stop politicizing migrants and refugees?

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Voices from Wallmapu: How Indigenous Media are Challenging the “Terr...

Voices from Wallmapu: How Indigenous Media are Challenging the “Terr...

How is Indigenous media fighting back against stereotypes in the Chilean press?

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A Digital Tarawih: Just Because We Are Practicing Apart, Doesn’t Mea...

A Digital Tarawih: Just Because We Are Practicing Apart, Doesn’t Mea...

How has social media made a Tarawih apart into something that we are experiencing together?

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