Australia – (E4) Minority/Alternative media
Australia offers an abundance of broadcast and print media in languages other than English.
Indicators: (E4) Minority / Alternative media
Hong Kong – (E4) Minority/Alternative media
Minority ethnicities are generally under-represented and negatively portrayed in Hong Kong. The sole public service broadcaster has worked on programmes for the purposes of cultural diversity and produced programmes for ethnic minorities. The rise of the Internet provides an opportunity for ethnic media and for platforms on which minorities can interact.
Netherlands – (E4) Minority / Alternative media
The public broadcaster aims at inclusive broadcasting. Minority groups, among them ethnic minorities, can make their voices heard. In this regard, some forms of media are doing better than others. Cultural diversity and diversity of opinion remain thorny issues.
Chile – (E4) Minority / Alternative media
There are media and initiatives for several specific communities, but usually they are born out of those same groups and tend to be niche.
South Korea – (E4) Minority / Alternative media
Minority and alternative media are extremely scarce, and news media specialising in investigative journalism are still very small in comparison with legacy media. However, the rise of Internet news has given these news outlets greater reach.
Portugal – (E4) Minority / Alternative media
Relatively little attention is paid to minorities in the mainstream media, and they have little media of their own.
Italy – (E4) Minority / Alternative media
Minority and alternative media play an important role in the Italian news media market, particularly for linguistic minority groups, who the Italian Constitution guarantees provision of relevant news access by both public and private initiatives. The plurality of non-commercial and civic initiatives, often connected to the so-called third sector, is also meaningful.
United Kingdom – (E4) Minority / Alternative media
The BBC devotes significant funding to minority-language news in Scotland and Wales, and the BBC Asian Network is also aimed at minority audiences. Commercial minority media covering many language groups and communities are licenced by Ofcom and several are available in print and online.
Sweden – (E4) Minority / Alternative media
Minority and alternative media reach a limited audience.
Norway – (E4) Minority / Alternative media
The Sami minority has a politically recognized and institutionally strong presence, but other minorities less so – at least in established media Formats.
