Migrants and Minorities and the Media 4Th Symposium Forum Media and Development: Media on the Move
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Media on the Move Migrants and Minorities and the Media 4th Symposium Forum Media and Development: Media on the Move Migrants and Minorities and the Media 25-27 September, 2008 Protestant Academy of the Rhineland, Bonn Sponsored by Federal Office for Migration and Refugees Coordination Christoph Dietz, CAMECO Petra Stammen, CAMECO Jörgen Klussmann, Protestant Academy of the Rhineland Peter Schimany, Federal Office for Migration and Refugees Editors Christoph Dietz In collaboration with: Petra Stammen Catholic Media Council CAMECO A. Sofie Jannusch (CAMECO) DEUTSCHE-WELLE- Conference Photos Jörg Schütz (Protestant Academies in Germany) AKADEMIE Friedrich-Ebert- Graphic/Design/DTP A. Sofie Jannusch Stiftung FES International Institute for Journalism IIJ Konrad-Adenauer- Stiftung KAS Protestant Academy Christoph Dietz, Petra Stammen (eds.) of the Rhineland Media on the Move: Migrants and Minorities and the Media Zurich University of 4th Symposium Forum Medien und Entwicklung (FoME) Applied Sciences in 25-27 September 2008 at the Protestant Academy of the Rhineland, Bonn Winterthur ZHW Aachen: Catholic Media Council (CAMECO), 2009 4th Symposium Forum Media and Development: Media on the Move Contents Migrants and Minorities and the Media 5 Preface Jörgen Klussmann, Protestant Academy of the Rhineland 6 Executive Summary Christoph Dietz and Petra Stammen, CAMECO Part I: Migration and the Media Coordination Christoph Dietz, CAMECO 11 A multi-media project in Georgia: Petra Stammen, CAMECO Informed Migration Jörgen Klussmann, Protestant Academy of the Rhineland Marc Hulst Peter Schimany, Federal Office for Migration and Refugees 18 Radio Kwizera: Empowerment in a fragile region Fr. Damas Missanga 25 Fostering social action through radio drama: Migration stories „from here and there“ Seidy Salas Viquez 31 The Radio 1812 project: Getting migration on air Myriam N. Horngren Part II: Media and Minorities and Diversity 35 SABC − Broadcasting in a diverse society: Equal or equitable? Fakir Hassen 40 Media Monitoring Africa: How media monitoring can change the world William Bird …Contents 50 Indonesian diaspora and minority media: Mirroring me daily Edith Koesoemawiria 57 Approach − Models − Impact: Strategic support of Roma media initiatives Marie Struthers 65 Europe‘s Ethnic & Diversity Media: Beyond mere visibility Reynald Blion Part III: Potentials of Diaspora Media 70 The Democratic Voice of Burma: Strategies of a an exile media organisation Khin Maung Win 75 The Zimbabwean: Local news from abroad Wilf Mbanga 80 Online spheres of migrants in Germany: How and why migrants use the Internet Kathrin Kissau 5 Preface Preface This publication is a further step in reflecting The German Forum Media and Development the relation of media, development and mi- (FoME) has organised this conference as its gration. annual symposium 2008. The Forum consists of all relevant German actors in this field. It Until now in Germany we have been discus- focuses on media development cooperation sing intensely how migrants are portrayed in practice, regularly holds conferences and the mainstream media. Often the discussion publishes on these issues. This year it was concentrated on the problematic descriptions mainly the Protestant Academy of the Rhine- of minorities − especially Muslims − in the land together with the Catholic Media Council media and how this contributed to prejudices (CAMECO) that was responsible for the con- in society. It was also examined how more ference management. The German Federal colour could be brought into the media and Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) fun- how the latter could contribute to successful ded the conference within the framework of integration. the series of lectures „questions for the future Nevertheless, substantial numbers of mi- of integration and migration in Germany“, a grants and refugees migrate to neighbouring network project of the Protestant Academies countries. But the reflection on media and in- in Germany in cooperation with the BAMF. tegration of ethnic minorities in so-called de- veloping countries has not been as intensive We are grateful for this support which as it should have been. How is migration por- enabled us to invite experienced media prac- trayed in the media of the receiving countries titioners from four continents. Last but not in Africa, Latin America or Eastern Europe? In least I would like to thank Dr. Christoph Dietz addition, the conference "Media on the Move" and Petra Stammen from CAMECO who really aimed to collect examples of giving migrants did a great job in developing the conference and minorities a voice in the media. As this concept and lending a helping hand whene- publication shows, various experiences offer ver it was needed. us inspiring ways of how Southern media can accompany migrants and minorities. Jörgen Klussmann 6 Media on the Move EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The symposium “Media on the Move: Migrants, Minorities and the Media” focused in three sections on migration and ethnic minority media coverage within Africa, Asia, Latin Amer- ica, the Middle East and South-Eastern Europe. Special attention was paid to concrete ex- periences regarding the strengthening of ethnic and diversity media and the potentials as well as the limits of Diaspora media. The contributions on “Migration and the Media” give concrete practical insights into how to inform effectively on migration issues (Hulst), how to combine edutainment campaigns with social action (Salas) and how to advocate the rights of refugees (Missanga, Horn- gren). The inputs on “Media, Minorities and Diversity” elaborate the differences between Indone- sian Diaspora and minority media (Koesoemawiria), policies to prevent discrimination and stereotyping by a public service broadcaster (Hassen) and the relevance of media monitor- ing in enforcing ethical journalism standards (Bird). On a conceptual level, lessons learnt on holistic donor strategies (Struthers) and the media approach of the Council of Europe’s anti- discrimination campaign (Blion) are discussed. The need for close cooperation between mainstream and ethnic diversity media was not only stressed in the two latter papers, but turned out to be a major common concern of the conference participants. The “Potentials of Diaspora Media” are illustrated by two practical experiences and one re- search study. The work of the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) points out the effects of first hand visual TV images on international pressure on military regimes (Khin Maung Win), meanwhile the weekly newspaper The Zimbabwean uses a legal loophole to disseminate independent information within a closed society (Mbanga). A study on the Internet usage of migrants in Germany shows that a high percentage has become more involved and inter- ested in political topics regarding their home and host countries (Kissau). I. Migration and the Media A multi-media project Marc Hulst, Programme Officer at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) mission in Georgia: to Georgia, shares the lessons learned from the “Informed Migration” campaign in Georgia. Informed Migration IOM has been implementing this EU-funded project since 2006, aiming at informing poten- tial migrants on the consequences of irregular migration and providing them with infor- mation concerning legal possibilities for migration. The multimedia campaign included TV, radio and newspaper ads, printed materials and a website as well as the implementation of a hotline. Based on the assumption that a successful campaign has to combine rational 7 Executive Summary and emotional arguments, migrants’ personal experiences were used as a real-life source of information about life abroad. Registering the number of calls to the hotline, each medium generated, newspaper and television ads and printed materials have proven to be effective communication channels. Most effective are hard-hitting TV messages over several weeks per year, alternating with the consistent use of print media and individual outreach work. Radio Kwizera: The challenge of producing radio programmes for African refugees, returnees and local host Empowerment in a communities in the Great Lakes Region is elaborated by Fr. Damas Missanga, director of fragile Region Radio Kwizera (Tanzania). Radio Kwizera was set up as a temporary station to accompany the Rwandan refugees crossing the border after the genocide of 1994. After the Rwandan refugees, “repatriated” refugees from Burundi and Eastern Congo followed. Most of the circa four million listeners across Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and Eastern Congo are poor rural people. Missanga highlights three areas the radio station was successful in: defending the rights of refugees and helping them and returnees to make informed choices; facilitating the in- formation flow between refugees and humanitarian organisations, and enabling the local population in north-western Tanzania to actively engage authorities in demanding service delivery. With the ongoing repatriation and closure of refugee camps Radio Kwizera is cur- rently re-profiling its programming and structure towards a local community radio station, however, the mission to promote peace and reconciliation in this politically fragile region will remain. Fostering social action through Seidy Salas synthesises the experiences of the radio production centre Voces Nuestras in radio drama: Costa Rica of using “edutainment” radio drama campaigns for social action in Central Amer- Stories “from here and there” ica. Using the example of the radio series Pueblo de