Staff Writer | Kosovo 2.0
Diversity and the Media MA- 2014
A course such as Media and Diversity MA is crucial for understanding and learning on how to become an inclusive and responsible journalist. It definitely made a better journalist and more proud of my work.
Nowadays, more than ever before I feel very content to have finished my MA in Diversity and the Media at University of Westminster.
The Refugee crises in Europe, the rise of right-wing parties and the EU shifting the immigration policies are affecting the lives of immigrants and minorities throughout Europe. Ultimately the media landscape is focusing more and more towards the immigrants and minorities, thus inclusive journalism and responsible media coverage are necessary in helping to shape the public opinion.
After my studies in London I returned to my country, Kosovo and started my career as a journalist. The theoretical and practical learning I received from Diversity and the Media MA, gave me the necessary learning to understand the challenges of social diversity and motivation to do research and cover stories related to diversity. Moreover, due to unfinished complex reconciliation processes in post-conflict country such as Kosovo, minorities hardly have a voice in the mainstream media and it is precisely this MA that encouraged me to write about groups of people that exist only on the margins of society.
Many of my stories stretch from issues affecting women and their rights, minorities such as the Serb and Roma communities to Middle Eastern refugees who are crossing Western Balkans every day in order to find peace in the developed EU countries. Unfortunately, Kosovo isn’t an isolated case when it comes to unprofessional diversity reporting because the western media mainstream as well is following the pattern that is causing more intolerance and hatred between different people and communities. Therefore, a course such as Media and Diversity MA is crucial for understanding and learning on how to become an inclusive and responsible journalist. It definitely made a better journalist and more proud of my work.