Italy Seen by New Italians - Country: Italy Focus Areas: Journalism Grounds of Discrimination: National, Racial or Ethnic origin, Roma, Religion or Belief, Gender Dimension Media Format: Print Section: Initiatives
Internazionale, a weekly magazine focusing on culture and politics, decided to open their publication to writers whose voice, they believed, was not being heard. The team felt their
readers wanted an alternative perspective on Italy as a culture and a country. A section entitled ‘L’Italia vista dai nuovi Italiani’ or in English ‘Italy Seen by New Italians’ was introduced. Rather than simply publishing articles on immigration issues Internazionale gave immigrants a platform to share their own personal experiences of living in Italy. ...read more
Media & MultiCulturalità (www.MMC2000.net) - Country: Italy Focus Areas: Journalism, Production, Training, Partnerships Grounds of Discrimination: National, Racial or Ethnic origin Media Format: Online Section: Initiatives
Ethnic media and media professionals with ethnic minority backgrounds are still largely underrepresented in the Italian media. An Italian website, www.MMC2000.net, was launched in 2004, focusing specifically on this problem. The website reports on relevant news throughout Europe, whilst also making available important legislation and codes of conduct in relation to the media and ethnic diversity. ...read more
