The Open Road: Conference Presentation

The Ethnic News Digest: A Multilingual Website for Community Broadcasters.

Piergiorgio Moro

What is the Ethnic News Digest (END)?

A multilingual website providing Australian news bulletins in a range of languages for ethnic community broadcasters

How does it work?

A combination of professional journalist and coordinator, and volunteer translators.

Why was it set up?

Many ethnic community broadcasters were not balancing their overseas news with local news because it was not available in their language.

Why was the Internet chosen for delivery of the service?

Internet use is already high amongst ethnic community broadcasters, as a means of obtaining information from their home countries.

How do ethnic community broadcasters use the Internet?

In a wide variety of ways!

Who else uses the service?

Overseas users, other media outlets, government departments, community groups.........

Piergiorgio Moro is Ethnic News Digest Coordinator. The Ethnic News Digest is a project of the National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters Council (NEMBC).