Metropolis 2015: Role of Media in Integrating Immigrants - New Canadian Media
NCM Anonymous
May 20, 2015
New Canadian Media hosted a roundtable at this year’s Metropolis conference (March 26-28, 2015) in Vancouver entitled the “Role of Media in Integrating Immigrants”. Here is a brief summary of the discussion:
Q. Does the media have a role and responsibility in integrating immigrants to Canada? If so, what role should the media have?
Q. Will market forces strengthen immigrant voices given their increasing numbers and importance in society, or is there a risk of marginalization given the financial weakness of the media today?
Q. Are there specific ways the mainstream and ethnic media can cooperate to ensure all Canadians feel like equal participants in national conversations?
Our expert panelists included:
Dr. Catherine Murray, Professor, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University, and co-author of Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Media in B.C. study (2007)
Alisa Choi Darcy, President, Quote EndQuote Cross-Cultural Strategy
Alden Habacon, Director, Intercultural Understanding Strategy Development of the University of British Columbia, founder-publisher of Schema Magazine, and co-founder of Asian Canadian Journalists Association
Jagdeesh Mann, Executive Editor, South Asian Post | Filipino Post |  Asian Pacific Post, Vancouver
Randip Janda, Assignment Editor, OMNI BC, Rogers Media
Andrew Griffith, former Director General for Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), and Adviser to New Canadian Media
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