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The research interest in analyzing the way mass media report on ethnic issues has increased in the European Union (EU) member States over the last decades. This report by the European Monitoring Centre on Racism & Xenophobia brings together the major research reports & their findings over 5 years 1995-2000. The mass media organizations in the EU take different initiatives to promote cultural, ethnic & religious diversity, such as developing codes of conduct, recruiting broadcasters from the migrant & minority communities & training the personnel from multiethnic societies. Reports include: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, & the UK.