Media4Diversity

This project aimed at exploring how the Cypriot media report on issues of gender and how these relate to ethnic and other types of violence and conflict, especially those relating to Cyprus. Given the important role of media in influencing public opinion, attitudes, and policy, MIGS saw addressing the media’s weakness in reporting on gender issues and ethnic conflict as an essential part of challenging general misperceptions. ...lire

In 1998 the National Co-ordination Committee of the European Year against Racism set up Quick Response to review and highlight how issues of immigration were being portrayed in the Swedish media. ...lire

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. ...lire

MaltaToday, a bi-weekly newspaper, aims to speak out and tell the side of the story of refugees, migrant workers and asylum seekers, who ever they are, where ever they are from. Due to the large number of immigrants reaching Malta a lot of misinformation about them reaches the public. MaltaToday tries to combat this by writing informed, well-researched unbiased stories on the issues surrounding immigration and the treatment of refugees in Malta. ...lire

Respect Magazine is a glossy publication. Its high quality image and content is actively fighting the stereotype that youth or minority targeted publications are cheap or poorly made. Each edition focuses on one theme, for example, Gender issues, Religion, Suburbia or Equal Opportunities in the work place. The content includes in depth interviews, feature length articles, photos and social or cultural news. ...lire

The BBC is one of the world’s leading media organisations. Its mission is to enrich people’s lives with programmes and services that inform, educate and entertain. They see their audiences as being at the heart of everything that they do. How to reflect and engage these audiences is a BBC priority. The BBC Diversity Centre is responsible for ensuring that the BBC is legally compliant with all antidiscrimination legislation, hard-wiring diversity into the DNA of the BBC through the Diversity Strategy which is comprised of 4 elements - employment, output, audiences, strategy and business planning. In 2006 an Editorial Executive of Diversity was hired to assist BBC Vision (responsible for BBC TV channels) with delivering authentic representation of the audiences they serve. ...lire

Although Channel 4 -as a public service television station- is publicly owned it is entirely self funded. Its remit is to innovate and appeal to everyone – different cultures, nationalities, religious persuasions, physical and mental abilities, sexual orientation, races and ages. Founded in the eighties to combat the monopoly of the BBC and ITV, Channel 4 commissions its programmes from over 300 production companies across the UK. ...lire

The Diversity Unit is within the VRT to implement the actions outlined in the Diversity Policy and Charter. The Unit looks at a wide range of diversity issues, particularly those faced by ethnic minorities and people with disabilities. Affirmative action towards minority groups is part of the daily work of the Diversity Unit. ...lire

The Programme for International Student Assessment found that, in Germany, children from migrant backgrounds have dramatically less access to education than other children. It also identified a significant lack of engaging radio programming for children between the ages of 3 to 15. Radijojo is a radio station whose programming is entirely made by children, for children. As a nonprofit it carries no advertising and is totally independent. Children from a variety of backgrounds can take classes in media skills, social skills, geography, history and English to name but a few. Programme topics are limitless and can range from documentaries, news, debates and foreign affairs to music, health and business. ...lire