indigenous and ethnic community broadcasting in Australia /
Susan Forde, Kerrie Foxwell & Michael Meadows.
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2009.
1 online resource (186 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abstracts; Chapter 1: Community Broadcasting Contexts; Chapter 2: Local and Global Perspectives; Chapter 3: Producers and Policies; Chapter 4: Audiences for Indigenous Community Radio and Television; Chapter 5: Audiences for Ethnic Community Radio; Chapter 6: Breaking down the Barriers; Conclusion; References; Appendix; Back Cover.
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The audience-producer boundary has collapsed in indigenous and ethnic community broadcasting, and this is the first comprehensive study globally to chart the rise of its new relationship. Based on studies of radio and television audiences in Australia, the authors argue that community radio and television worldwide represents an essential service for indigenous and ethnic audiences, empowering them at various levels, fostering 'active citizenry' and enhancing the processes of democracy. The authors, former journalists, spent months on the road, travelling tens of thousands of kilometers from u.