Summer/AutumnSpring 2016 2015 Edition Edition – Journal – Journal of the of the National National Ethnic Ethnic & Multicultural & Multicultural Broadcasters’ Broadcasters’ Council Council The National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters’ Council (NEMBC) is a national peak body that advocates for ethnic community broadcasting: promoting multiculturalism, addressing racism and contributing to media diversity. Contents NEMBC Executive Committee President’s Pen ............................................. 1 President: Tangi Steen SA The Media and Coded Racism .................... 2 Treasurer: Joe De Luca NT Secretary: Luigi Romanelli TAS Lack of Diversity in Mainstream Media ..... 5 Nick Dmyterko QLD National Conference on Media .................... 6 Cristina Descalzi SA Osai Faiva NSW The World Seems To Need Scapegoats ..... 8 George Salloum VIC Irene Tavutavu QLD Australian Press Council ............................. 9 Curtis Ho TAS Werner Albrecht ACT Islam and the Media ................................... 10 Manuel Rodrigues WA Reporting Islam ........................................... 12 Abdul Ghannoum NSW National Conference 2016 ......................... 13 NEMBC Staff NEMBC Radioactive Youth Media Executive and Policy Officer: Russell Anderson Conference 2016 ......................................... 16 Operations Officer: Fiv Antoniou Project Officer: Tara Egan National Multicultural Women’s Administration Officer: Sarita Yadav Conference 2016 .......................................... 17 Bookkeeper: Rod Borlase Cairns FM89.1 Multicultural Forum ............... 18 The Ethnic Broadcaster NEMBC Victorian Women’s Forum 2016 .... 19 Chief Editor and Design: Russell Anderson Joy FM produces Language Announcements 21 Graphic Design: Barathan Vidhyapathy Editorial Team: Fiv Antoniou, Tara Egan, Sarita Yadav Multicultural Youth Affairs Network ............ 22 Journal Printers: Highlight Printing The Cars Our Fathers Drove .......................... 23 NEMBC Contact Details AROUND THE STATIONS PO Box 1144 Collingwood VIC 3066 2BOB 104.7 and the Filipino Hour .................. 24 Phone: 03 9486 9549 El Deportivo de la 3ZZZ ................................... 25 Fax: 03 9486 9547 Email: [email protected] AFL National Female Diversity Website: www.nembc.org.au Championships 2016 ......................................... 26 The Ethnic Broadcaster is the Journal of the National Poetry in Commotion: Ethnic & Multicultural Broadcasters’ Council (NEMBC). Radio SkidRow celebrates Hip Hop .............. 27 The views expressed in The Ethnic Broadcaster are not necessarily the views of the NEMBC. 2MFM 2016 Open Day ...................................... 28 We welcome contributions to The Ethnic Broadcaster, 4EB and Sunshine FM ........................................ 29 especially from NEMBC Members. CBF Grant News................................................. 30 Tony Manicaros Grant ...................................... 31 Front cover: Photograph by Bailey Opie. Youth Conference Registration Form............ 32 Amren Abrahim (Vic) gets her kick away under pressure from Lyan Ding and Alice Savill (QLD) at the 2016 National Conference Registration Form ....... 33 AFL National Female Diversity Championships held in Shepparton, Victoria, involving over 200 participants from Indigenous and Multicultural communities competing at We acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin the week-long tournament, with over 70 Indigenous and nations as the traditional owners of the land on which Multicultural coaches, umpires, managers, physios and The Ethnic Broadcaster is edited and printed, and pay trainer support staff. our respects to their Elders both past and present. ii - The Ethnic Broadcaster - Spring 2016 President’s Pen Maloo e lelei (Greetings in Tongan) Welcome to the spring edition of The Ethnic In the 2015 NEMBC Conference, a Broadcaster. I would like to take this opportunity plenary session was held for the CBF to reflect on my journey as President since elected to present their new structural and to the position at the 2011 NEMBC Conference governance model. Many vehemently and AGM, held in Launceston, Tasmania. In opposed the CBF’s model, and particular, I want to reflect on the course of consequently the NEMBC AGM actions we have taken as an organisation in strongly worded a motion which relation to the upcoming NEMBC’s topical was unanimously passed to reject all conference theme, ‘Identity and Representation’. changes. The NEMBC has upheld that The NEMBC is the national peak body advocating for and decision and has not waived. So, has the NEMBC fairly representing the voices of ethnic broadcasters, based on and appropriately represented the identity of ethnic 6 core functions. It is the main function of the NEMBC, broadcasters and the ethnic community sector? In my that of advocacy and support of ethnic and multicultural opinion, yes it did and will continue to do so to ensure community broadcasting, that I am interested in reflecting their identity and representation are not lost at the upon here. The question which comes to mind is that ‘Has expense of corporatisation of a grassroot ‘community’ the NEMBC been representing the identity of the ethnic broadcasting industry. broadcasters and that of the ethnic and multicultural There are many larger issues that the NEMBC responds broadcasting sector fairly and appropriately? too. We now find ourselves facing another potential Let me draw on some of the developments we have put change to the Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination in place since my election. Work on establishing a solid Act proposed by a group of back bench Senators but internal governance structure together with building our thankfully not supported by the Prime Minster. The relationship with the rest of the community broadcasting NEMBC strongly opposes attempts to ‘water down’ sector were of paramount importance. As a result, a or change the wording of Section 18C of Racial steady change of cultural and professional practices is in Discrimination Act. process. A board charter, a policy and procedures manual, In this edition the issue of ‘representation’ in the media a set of advocacy and lobbying strategies were developed, is firmly addressed with reports and outcomes from a and making necessary changes to the organisation’s very successful joint-conference on Migration, Media and constitution all contributed to a much improved and Integration/Social Cohesion (NMMI). There are reports more stable organisation. Staff turn-over was lower from the NMMI Conference and thanks to African Media than in previous years. In addition the use of social Australia to Clyde Sharady for the partnership to organise media, women, youth and ethnic community broadcasters that conference. were supported through annual forums and conferences, Important in this edition are the details about our all of which have attracted noted politicians, leaders of Conferences - the Youth Media Conference and our like-minded organisations, academics and broadcasting main conference. It’s a very important gathering of Ethnic experts. community broadcasters so I look forward to seeing you So, in relation to our internal governance and operations, in Sydney in November. and provision of services to members, I applaud NEMBC What inspires me is to read about all the activities of in maintaining the identity of ethnic broadcasters and Ethnic broadcasters around the country in the ‘Around the ethnic broadcasting community, through responding the stations’ reports, it really is a testament to all the hard to and appropriately supporting the needs of ethnic hours of input from volunteers. broadcasters. This, may I add, has been achieved through hard work, dedication of staff, the board and NEMBC Thanks to the editorial team for this edition of the EB! members, despite a climate of uncertainties, including Malo ‘aupito (Thanks in Tongan) major CBF changes which will impact greatly on the ethnic broadcasters and the sector. Talking of which, the CBF’s structural and governance review has taken much of the organisation’s attention Dr. Tangi Steen in the last year, and will continue to do so, even beyond NEMBC President the implementation stage of the proposed changes. Just recently, the release of the two draft guidelines; Development and Operations Grants and Contents Grants, requires the NEMBC to respond on behalf of the National Conference ethnic sector and broadcasters. Like all other responses required by any national peak body or the CBF, the NEMBC has diligently constructed comprehensive and detailed responses to appropriately represent the voices Sydney 2016 of the ethnic broadcasters. The Ethnic Broadcaster - Spring 2016 - 1 The Media and Coded Racism Since the Melbourne Moomba long weekend Apex Gang reporting is so racially coded that journalists in March this year, media coverage relating to now have to go to great lengths to explain when something called the ‘Apex Gang’ has taken a something doesn’t fit the stereotype. “He’s an average life of its own. looking man who probably wouldn’t scare you if you saw ‘Apex Gang’ has become a unifying terminology used by him walking down the street” explains one journalist journalists, commentators and even politicians to link a covering the trial of a white man charged with an ‘Apex series of criminal acts involving burglary, assault, car- Gang’ related crime. jacking and home invasions into a particular narrative Assistant Commissioner Hill said the focus on Apex had often with little evidence, and