[2] The mission of MDI is to promote "responsible journalism as a means to improve inter-community relations, increase tolerance and encourage dialogue among individuals and groups coming from different backgrounds.
[6] MDI was founded in 1997[1] by journalist Milica Pesic, who was working at the time for NYU Center for War, Peace and the News Media.
[8] MDI works to engage, educate and train the actors in society who have influence over media coverage of diversity.
[16] The collaboration between MDI and Twitter in developing a guide on countering hate speech was referred to in an article in the Financial Times, October 17, 2016.
[17] A video broadcast produced by MDI's Dune Voices project was published on the BBC website on 30 December 2016.