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>RE: Ethnic Minority Media
>Dear Apurba: A good place to begin your search is a book entitled "Ethni=
c
>Minority Media: An International Perspective" edited by Stephen Harold =
Riggins
>(Sage Pub.,1992). [snip] Another book is "A Passion for Radio" (Black =
Rose
>Books) [snip] "The Invisible Medium: Public, Commercial and Community =
Radio" by
>Peter Lewis and Jerry Booth (Macmillan, 1989). [snip] I hope these help =
you
>begin your search. Please keep me posted on what you find.

Dear John Hochheimer,


Many thanks for your kind suggestions. I'll keep you posted as to my resu=
lts.

If you too are interested in the subject, you may consider joining the =

eram-list. This forms part of the ERaM (Ethnicity, Racism and the Media) =

Programme recently established at the University of Bradford, UK, and =
exists to
offer a global forum for the discussion and dissemination of any and all =

information and research concerning topis of ethnicity, racism and the =
media. I
have included full details, including how to subscribe below.

Sincerely,

Apurba

(ERaM Programme Convenor)
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 The role of the mass media in generating and disseminating representatio=
ns of
ethnicity, and in constructing popular and elite conceptions of ethnic =
relations
becomes ever more significant in today's increasingly multi-ethnic world.

- How can we liberate the positive potential of the mass media in multi-e=
thnic
societies?
- How can we represent a non-ethnocentric world to more homogenous commun=
ities?

To UNESCO and the Council of Europe's long-established concerns with such=

questions have recently been added those of others, such as the Consultat=
ive
Commission Against Racism and Xenophobia of the European Union, the Inter=
est
Group on Ethnicity, Racism and the Media of the International Association=
 for
Mass Media Communication Research (IAMCR), and the Media Working Group =
Against
Racism and Xenophobia of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ=
).

- In an increasingly disparate yet interdependent world, how can academic=
s,
media professionals and other concerned individuals communicate and co-or=
dinate
their research?

THE ERaM PROGRAMME

The ERaM Programme recognises the need for a global forum for the discuss=
ion of,
and collaboration in the increasingly important field of ethnicity, racis=
m and
the media. ERaM now provides two complementary email mailing lists to =
serve as
international forums for the exchange and dissemination of news, informat=
ion,
research and policy statements by academics, media professionals, members=
 of
NGOs, and other interested parties. The two mailings lists are detailed =
below.

The Eram-List Mailing List

Open to all, the eram-list mailing list provides subscribers with a forum=
 for
the almost instantaneous exchange of news, information and analyses on =
issues of
ethnicity, racism and the media. Themes currently under discussion includ=
e:

- The representation of ethnicity in the media.
- Ethnic minority media production.
- The recruitment and employment of ethnic minority persons in the media.

The eram-list also provides subscribers with:

- Specialised bibliographies of works on ethnicity, racism and the media.
- A full archive of information and messages posted to the eram-list.=7F
- Information on relevant courses, conferences, publications and the like=

collated by the ERaM Programme Convenor (see below). NB: Organizations =
and/or
persons with relevant information but with limited access to the Internet=
 are
encouraged to send hard copy to the Convenor for scanning into digital =
data and
transmission to the eram-list.

In generating a non-systematic but invaluable review of media performance=
 in the
representation of ethnicity and of professional and institutional develop=
ments,
the eram-list is of immediate relevance to journalists, media professiona=
ls,
media researchers and those concerned with ethnic relations in the contem=
porary
world.

The Eram-Research-List Mailing List

The eram-research-list provides a global research network open only to =
those
academics, media professionals and others engaged in systematic research =
or
professional practice in the area of ethnicity, racism and the media.

In addition to using this mailing list as a forum for the discussion and =

exchange of information, each subscriber is invited to respond to the =
"research
requests" of fellow subscribers on an individual and reciprocal basis. =
These
requests may entail:

- The identification of appropriate contacts and expertise within one's =
own
geographical/professional areas.
- The collection and transmission of small blocks of raw data.
- Other efforts aimed at facilitating comparative research.

Clearly, the eram-research-list requires subscribers to share a collegiat=
e and
generous spirit of collaboration. All, however, should benefit from the =
general
exchange of information and expertise, the specific input into a personal=

project, and the building of personal networks between subscribers.

Future Plans

A potentially valuable complement to the eram-list and eram-research-list=
 is an
ERaM Refereed Journal, published and disseminated electronically. For, =
while the
eram-listis not intended to attract long, sophisticated presentations =
of media
analysis and/or research reports, the success of the eram-research-listma=
y
require a forum for the sharing of exactly such pieces. Consequently, =
the ERaM
Programme will continually review the demand of establishing a refereed =
journal
on the Internet in the future.

How to Subscribe

To subscribe to the eram-list, use your e-mail application to send a mess=
age to
the address:

	majordomo@bradford.ac.uk

containing ONLY the command:

	subscribe eram-list

A welcome message containing further information on the various aspects =
of the
ERaM Programme will automatically be returned to you. You will be asked =
to post
your full name, address, institutional affiliation (if any), and areas =
of
interest to the list as a first message.

To apply to subscribe to the eram-research-list, contact either ERaM Prog=
ramme
ChairProfessor Charles Husband, or ERaM Programme ConvenorMr. Apurba Kund=
u, at
the address/numbers below. Please give your name, address, institutional =

affiliation (if any), and areas of research/professional practice.

The ERaM Programme
Department of Social and Economic Studies
University of Bradford
Bradford BD7 1DP
United Kingdom

Tel: +44-(0)1274-38-5046
Fax: +44-(0)1274-38-5295
Email: a.kundu@bradford.ac.uk (please mark your subject header: ERaM)

AFFILIATION

The ERaM Programme was initially developed from ideas within the "Ethnici=
ty,
Racism and the Media" special interest group of the IAMCR of which Profes=
sor
Charles Husband is a Convenor. The programme now forms part of the Race =

Relations Unit, a joint resource of the University of Bradford Department=
 of
Social and Economic Studies and the Bradford and Ilkley Community College=
.