Is free speech under attack more in the UK or the US? That was a question for President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a press conference that concluded the US President’s state visit on Thursday, 18 September. This past week, the issue has dominated debate in the US following the killing| Media Diversity Institute - Media Diversity Institute
By Angelo Boccato International reaction to the murder of Charlie Kirk, who was shot in September while speaking at a … The post Charlie Kirk’s murder, Trump’s war on DEI and attacks on free speech: the impact beyond US borders first appeared on Media Diversity Institute. The post Charlie Kirk’s murder, Trump’s war on DEI and attacks on free speech: the impact beyond US borders appeared first on Media Diversity Institute.| Media Diversity Institute
This article was first published by the Reporting Diversity Network Hate speech in the Western Balkans is becoming more complex, … The post Breaking Words, Building Bridges: Regional Experts Warn Against Rising Polarisation in the Balkans first appeared on Media Diversity Institute. The post Breaking Words, Building Bridges: Regional Experts Warn Against Rising Polarisation in the Balkans appeared first on Media Diversity Institute.| Media Diversity Institute
A panel discussion at the Reporting Diversity Network (RDN) conference Breaking Words, Building Bridges: Responses to Polarisation in the Western Balkans in Belgrade, Serbia, September 2025. The post Taming the Beast – Social Media Platforms and Regulating Content first appeared on Media Diversity Institute. The post Taming the Beast – Social Media Platforms and Regulating Content appeared first on Media Diversity Institute.| Media Diversity Institute
By Saba Chaudhry On September 8, 2025, anti-corruption protests erupted across Nepal, primarily led by young people calling for accountability … The post Nepal protests: Victims’ voices sidelined by fake news and biased media coverage first appeared on Media Diversity Institute. The post Nepal protests: Victims’ voices sidelined by fake news and biased media coverage appeared first on Media Diversity Institute.| Media Diversity Institute
By Anna Scott People watched from hotel windows this summer as demonstrators gathered below, calling for their deportation from the … The post Missing voices: The UK media’s asylum coverage ignores some stories, repeats others first appeared on Media Diversity Institute. The post Missing voices: The UK media’s asylum coverage ignores some stories, repeats others appeared first on Media Diversity Institute.| Media Diversity Institute
How the media represents young queer people in Serbia – a country lagging behind other European nations when it comes … The post Media portrayal of Serbia’s LGBTIQ community first appeared on Media Diversity Institute. The post Media portrayal of Serbia’s LGBTIQ community appeared first on Media Diversity Institute.| Media Diversity Institute
In Gaza, it isn’t only civilians that are being laid to ruin; the freedom to tell the story of its people is being muzzled by successive Israeli strikes targeting and killing Palestinian journalists. The post Journalism in Peril: The Gaza Genocide as a Global Test of Press Freedom first appeared on Media Diversity Institute. The post Journalism in Peril: The Gaza Genocide as a Global Test of Press Freedom appeared first on Media Diversity Institute.| Media Diversity Institute
More than 200 media outlets, journalists, and press freedom organisations, including MDI, united on 1 September for a day of … The post Action on Gaza first appeared on Media Diversity Institute. The post Action on Gaza appeared first on Media Diversity Institute.| Media Diversity Institute
A good friend, a brilliant journalist who championed human rights and humanitarian issues, and a wonderful media trainer – that’s … The post A Tribute to Veronique Mistiaen first appeared on Media Diversity Institute. The post A Tribute to Veronique Mistiaen appeared first on Media Diversity Institute.| Media Diversity Institute