Media Diversity Institute

01/10/2025

Reporting Diversity Network shared findings from its latest monitoring reports at the recent conference Breaking Words, Building Bridges: Responses to Polarisation in the Western Balkans, hosted by MDI Western Balkans.

The findings highlight persistent hateful and harmful narratives, especially those targeting gender and ethnicity.

Read more:https://www.media-diversity.org/breaking-words-building-bridges-regional-experts-warn-against-rising-polarisation-in-the-balkans/

29/09/2025

As the UK government outlines new conditions for migrants and the debate over who is welcome in the country and under what conditions continues,
the voices of those affected are often missing from media coverage.

One such group is those seeking asylum. After recent protests at hotels housing them, Anna Scott asks those seeking asylum what they think about recent reporting. Why is responsible reporting so vital?

Read the story: https://www.media-diversity.org/missing-voices-the-uk-medias-asylum-coverage-ignores-some-stories-repeats-others/

26/09/2025

Has media coverage of the Gen Z protest movements sweeping across been accurate, fair and inclusive?

Saba Choudhry explores how ’s protesters were portrayed in the at home and abroad.

https://www.media-diversity.org/nepal-protests-victims-voices-sidelined-by-fake-news-and-biased-media-coverage/

25/09/2025

MDI is delighted to welcome Shada Islam as a trustee of Media Diversity Institute Global. Shada is a respected and award-winning journalist and independent EU commentator and analyst, covering foreign, security, trade and development policy, and EU-Asia relations. She runs the New Horizons Project and writes for major publications including The Guardian.

23/09/2025

As we speak, our Executive Director Milica Pesic is moderating Taming the Beast: Social Media Platforms – Regulating Content

🎥 Tune in to the livestream and join the conversation

23/09/2025

The conversation starts today in Belgrade.

Reporting Diversity Network's Breaking Words, Building Bridges is bringing together journalists, CSOs, and EU voices to tackle one of the region’s toughest questions: how do we respond to growing polarisation in the media?

Follow along via the livestream 👇

18/09/2025

The ability of public service media to achieve a core goal of diversity is under pressure as organisations try to reach larger audiences and stay relevant.

The challenges for public service media when it comes to diversity are outlined in the Final Report from “Public Service Media in the Age of Platforms” (2022–2025) project.

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18/09/2025

Helping youth report their stories

If you want a guide to making local journalism more accessible, relevant, and representative to youth, then take a look at the YoCoJoin Workbook.

It draws on key lessons from the project, which has been working with young people to produce news as community reporters.

Media Diversity Institute Global and Media Diversity Institute Western Balkans are project partners.

https://www.media-diversity.org/resources/yocojoin-workbook/

17/09/2025

How is AI reshaping reporting on migration? This was discussed in a webinar by the Global Media Migrant Academy, where experts spoke about the risks and opportunities of AI for the media, the impact on reporting on migration and on marginalised groups. One of the key messages from the webinar was the need to step-up capacity building for the media and other organisations.

In an article MDI published in February, Rini Mukkath examined the rise of DeepSeek, highlighting what is being overlooked when it comes to AI: the role of diversity in AI development and how it shapes the global information ecosystem.

DeepSeek's rise highlights AI's geopolitical stakes, bias risks, and the urgent need for diversity in tech to ensure fair, inclusive global narratives and representation.