RESOURCE MATERIAL / Media Diversity: MINORITY MEDIA

A selection of articles and resources examining the theory of the media's role in reporting on minority media

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Arab-Israelis lack faith in the country's Hebrew-language media New research on the rarely surveyed Arab-Israelis (who make up almost a fifth of the population) has found a severe credibility crisis amongst them regarding the Hebrew-language media. Arab-Israelis believe Arabic-language media to a much greater extent than Hebrew-language media, particularly concerning coverage of the Arab sector and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

•	Radio C - Rain in the Desert "Jukel ("hello," in Roma), brothers, your show is OK, let God bless all Gypsies," this is what a delighted listener wrote to Radio C, the only Roma radio station in Hungary. Another letter, signed by Mari, Szilvi and Csilla, said the station's employees were kings, and the girls insisted they wanted to meet them personally...... (by Silvester Varga - BETA - MDI, 2002)
•	Mass Media for a Minority As it tries to find its own voice, Budapest’s Romani radio station is caught between the mission of serving its audience and the necessity of attracting more advertisers...... (by Doug Merli - TOL Online, 18 October 2002)