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标题：The Role of Multicultural Media in Connecting Municipal Governments with Ethnocultural and Immigrant Communities: The Case of Ottawa
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作者：Luisa Veronis ; Rukhsana Ahmed
期刊名称：Global Media Journal : Canadian Edition
印刷版ISSN：1918-5901
出版年度：2015
卷号：8
期号：2
页码：73-95
出版社：University of Ottawa
摘要：This paper aims to advance understanding of the role ethnic and multicultural media can play in connecting municipal governments and Ethnocultural and Immigrant Communities (EICs). Using an innovative mixed-methods approach and methodological triangulation, we compare the access to and use of multicultural media among four EICs—the Chinese, Latin American, Somali, and South Asian—in Ottawa, Canada. Our cross-comparative study yields three main findings: 1) members of participating communities proactively and strategically use a variety of sources to access information about local services; 2) noteworthy differences exist in the access to and use of different types of media both across and within the four EICs, due to demographic and cultural differences; and 3) participants shared challenges and opportunities that multicultural media afford to better connect municipal government and EICs. The paper’s findings make important empirical contributions to the literature on the integrative potential of ethnic and multicultural media by strengthening the reliability of data, validity of findings, and broadening and deepening understanding the role multicultural media play in promoting collaboration between city governments and diverse EICs
关键词：Ethnocultural and Immigrant Communities; Immigrant Integration; Immigrant Settlement; Multicultural Media; Multicultural Media Producers; Municipal Government