Geo-ethnic storytelling: An examination of ethnic media content in contemporary immigrant communities
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Journalism, August 2006; vol. 7, 3: pp. 362-388.
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This article investigates the content of ethnic media to better understand their
roles in contemporary immigrant communities under the forces of globalization,
population diversity, and new communication technologies. Drawing upon communication
infrastructure theory (CIT), we argue that globalization is always experienced in
the local context. We thus investigate the extent to which the ethnic press tells
geo-ethnic stories, which are culturally relevant and locally vital
information to immigrants in the host society. We analyzed 51 ethnic newspapers in
the Asian and Latino neighborhoods of Los Angeles. The findings showed that these
print media outlets in new immigrant communities were very diverse, ranging from
small mom-and-pop businesses, to medium-and large-sized enterprises. In terms of the
nature of news stories, we found that the news coverage in the ethnic press included
a large amount of news related to the home country, in contrast to a relatively
small number of geoethnic stories that are essential to community building.
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