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Indigenous radio is the ‘backbone’ of our communities, Torres Strait journalist says

Broadcasting in indigenous languages connects these communities to culture and at times provides important information that can save people’s lives.
That’s the opinion of Rhianna Patrick, a journalist from the Torres Strait Islands, located in the west…

Broadcasting in indigenous languages connects these communities to culture and at times provides important information that can save people’s lives.

That’s the opinion of Rhianna Patrick, a journalist from the Torres Strait Islands, located in the western Pacific.

On World Radio Day this Sunday, 13 February, she calls for more funding for Indigenous broadcasting.

But first Ms. Patrick explains to Julia Dean from the UN Country Team in Australia, why radio is so popular within Indigenous communities.
 


This content originally appeared on UN News and was authored by Julia Dean/UNIC Canberra.


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