Media4Diversity Publication Available Online
The Study Team is glad to announce that the Media4Diversity Publication has been released and is now available online.
Section I. The Wider Picture introduces the driving forces affecting social cohesion, the role of the media in both impeding and advancing the diversity agenda, and summarises key examples of policy leadership at the EU level.
Section II. The Study presents the objectives and methodology underlying the survey, which led to the selection of initiatives presented in this publication.
In Section III. The Selection of the 30 initiatives is classified by their main area of focus, i.e. the area of activity they want to strengthen, improve or develop - Journalism: initiatives aimed at including diversity in the editorial process and improving the quality of journalism; Production: improved diversity related programme production, creative approaches and multi-media formats; Employment: performance in recruitment policy and career advancement that reflects diversity; Training: evidence of diversity training across all levels of the organisation; Partnerships: strengthening networks, cooperation and sharing good practice; Organisation: the degree of internalisation of diversity issues across all areas of a media outlets' operations from human resource policy to media output. Thanks to the internet survey, but also via the further investigation led by the Study team, outstanding examples of practical handbooks and guides and notable media awards programmes have been identified and included in this section.
An analysis of the gaps in the media and diversity arena that the Study has discovered, a report on the Prague seminar, followed by the recommendations drafted from the survey results and validated in Prague are presented in Section IV. The Outcomes. The closing conclusions and analysis are presented in Section V. The Conclusions which feature the Study team's reflections on the key challenges and opportunities in scaling up the uptake of media diversity initiatives across Europe, given the wider social and economic context in which the media sector itself is operating.
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