Various Metro titles across Europe - including the edition distributed free in London - are to carry special four-page inserts on 20 November that will give a platform to migrants.
The advertorial pull-out will carry articles and pictures about the lives of migrants, portraying them in a more positive light than is, sadly, usually the case.
The organisers of the project, called Media4us, believe migrants are too often misrepresented. Sara Wickert, project co-ordinator, says the insert "provides an opportunity for migrants to get their stories told and for the public to read articles that wouldn't normally appear in the mainstream press."
To ensure that they were able to get their views across, migrants in a number of European Union countries were given training in journalism and photography.
The project, run by the Migrants Resource Centre (MRC) and funded by the EU, is the result of co-ordinated action by advertising agencies across Europe.
It is also a rare example of a link-up between Metro UK, which is published by Associated Newspapers, and Metro titles in five other countries, which are published by the Swedish-based Metro International.
Sources: Media4Us/Metro UK/Metro International
