Get the Trolls Out! Newsletter

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A Media Diversity Institute project: Get the Trolls Out! Young Europeans stand up against antisemitism in the media View this email in your browser Media Diversity Institute presents: Get the Trolls Out!   Get the Trolls Out! responds to the concerning rise in antisemitic attitudes and statements in the media in Europe.We expose prejudices, misrepresentation and manipulation of antisemitic public discourses through creative education, humour, theatre, fact-based messages and complaints. Read more Why are statues in Hungary so controversial? In an in-depth article, Hungarian journalist Dóra Ónody-Molnár explains the battle around memorial statues, and who is benefitting from it. (HU/EN) Linguistic Self - Defence Guide Against Antisemitism Our just launched Linguistic Self-Defence Guide Against Antisemitism teaches you the most common hidden linguistic mechanisms that you can come across in antisemitic speech. With weekly articles, we reveal the tricks to look out to avoid falling victim to manipulation. Read the first article on the personal pronouns "us and them" here.  I AM THE COLOUR OF THOSE WHO ARE PERSECUTED Listen to Elise's story and stand up against antisemitism (FR with EN/GR/HU subs) "Racism changes its words, but not its viciousness." A cartoon by Polyp for Get the Trolls Out on the  International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.  Media Monitoring Highlights of the month... debunked! A Greek activist has been accused to be an Israeli spy "helping refugees to destroy Europe"; the French PM Valls has been said to be under Jewish influence; while a councillor in the UK has praised Hitler on Twitter. In the monthly highlights of our media monitoring results, we debunk false myths one by one. Articles Are Les Brigandes the new stars of the fascist scene? Under their wolf masks, the group – whose name pays tribute to the Vendean royalist insurgents – spread a fundamentalist, conspiracy message that is fiercely hostile to any kind of difference.  A message in which a white, ultra-catholic, Putin-loving France is idealised. (EN/FR) Radio Radio Interview with Holocaust Remembrance Walk Guide What is the story of Jews of Thessaloniki and what places today tell us of what happened during the Holocaust? The history of the city – intended to become “Greek” and “Christian” after its annexation to Greece – has heavily contributed to the extent of extermination of Jews. (FR/EN/GR) Cartoons By Ruben Oppenheimer for Get the Trolls Out Tyson Fury, world heavyweight champion from Britain, was filmed making antisemitic comments in a one-hour-long video posted online in May.  By Marabu for Get the Trolls Out  President Obama has highlighted that the U.S. have put pressure on the Hungarian government to stop the erection of the statue to Bálint Hóman, politician who contributed to the anti-Jewish laws in Hungary  between the two World Wars. Op-ed What actually is antisemitism? By Eric Heinze, project consultant, on the Independent.  Leftist antisemitism tends not to be about treacherous genes, but the treacherous heart. It links Judaism to Zionism, Zionism to imperialism, and imperialism to global control. Today's Europe is not Nazi Germany By Ronny Naftaniel, Vice-president of CEJI  "Surely [Muslims] are often viewed as a scapegoat, but not a single European country has introduced race laws in order to discriminate against Muslims". Ronny Naftaniel argues that a comparison of Muslims with Jews "before the war" is misleading and incorrect.  Copyright © 2016 Media Diversity Institute, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you showed interest in the work of MDI Our mailing address is: Media Diversity Institute 11 Belgrave Road, London, United Kingdom London, SW1V 1RB United Kingdom