(Swiss) linguistic minorities are well equipped with mass media in Switzerland. The public broadcaster SRG SSR guarantees that all official languages and cultures are covered with information. There are no special media for immigrants. Alternative media products exist.
Minority interests are not met by minority media.
Relatively little attention is paid to minorities in the mainstream media, and they have few media of their own.
The public broadcaster aims at inclusive broadcasting through which the largest possible number of groups in society, among them (ethnic) minorities, can make their voice heard. In spite of quite a number of subsidized actions undertaken to support newspapers for minorities, their future is far from rosy.
Media for national minorities exist only as niche media.
Minorities’ informational needs are respected and served by the German news media.
The supply of media in Swedish and Sámi languages is extensive in relation to the size of the population in Finland, but other minority and alternative media are limited.
The availability and institutionalization of minority media depends on whether or not the minority is legally recognized. Overall, a wide range of minority media are available; however their reach is limited.
Australia offers an abundance of broadcast and print media in languages other than English.
The Media for Democracy Monitor (MDM) is a research project from The Euromedia Research Group. This is a network of researchers that collects and exchanges information that help to describe and analyse developments in media structure and policy in Europe.
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