Immigration has fuelled what is perhaps the most thriving ethnic media scene anywhere in the world. Experts at the 4th Metropolis conference on multiculturalism stressed that supporting ethnic media is a public good, including for citizens, governments and democracy itself, Tazeen Inam reports.
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A five-part research series by New Canadian Media unpacks the impacts of ethnic media’s pandemic coverage for multilingual communities. Here’s how we did it.
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Series of surveys focused on capturing the consumer habits and mindsets of various ethnic groups living in Canada
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In the fifth and final edition of our “Bridging the Mainstream-Ethnic Digital Divide in Covid-19 Literacy” project, we focused on the mental health impact COVID-19 has had on recent immigrants, as covered by ethnic media in comparison to mainstream media.
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This fourth edition of our special project, “Bridging the Mainstream-Ethnic Digital Divide in COVID-19 Literacy,” focuses on the economic impacts of the pandemic on immigrants and visible minorities, as covered in ethnic media in comparison to mainstream media.
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This third edition of our special project “Bridging the Mainstream-Ethnic Digital Divide in COVID-19 Literacy” focuses on the unique challenges faced by temporary residents, migrant workers, asylum seekers and international students.
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Andres Machalski, founder and president of Canada’s only ethnic media monitoring and analysis operation, MIREMS, talks about the importance of supporting ethnic media outlets, which are invaluable in communicating crucial COVID-19 messaging to their diverse audiences.
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This article is part of the Bridging the Mainstream-Ethnic Digital Divide in COVID-19 Literacy project. We have analyzed ethnic media coverage of COVID-19 between May 1 and November 30, using web, print and broadcast news summaries provided by MIREMS media monitoring. Here are our findings on the representation of minorities in COVID-19 coverage.
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This article is part of the Bridging the Mainstream-Ethnic Digital Divide in Covid-19 Literacy project. We have analyzed ethnic media coverage of COVID-19 between May 1 and October 31, using a sample of close to 300 web, print and broadcast news summaries provided by MIREMS media monitoring. Here are our findings on the COVID-19 vaccine.
View More COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Amplified by Small Section of Ethnic Media
Concerns about COVID-19 continued to dominate coverage in ethnic media publications during a recent five week period.
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