Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 17, 2019 2:40:39 GMT 12
MĀORI TV CHANGES MIGRANTS’ VIEWS ON MĀORI
It would not be surprising if some new migrants have fairly negative ideas about Māori. Mainstream media do not help much in the way Māori stories are often framed, nor do the racist attitudes expressed in the everyday language of some Pākehā.
In contrast, Māori Television represents indigenous history, culture, contemporary issues and concerns from a Māori point of view. If new migrants do adopt negative attitudes towards Māori they can potentially be turned around after engaging with a Māori voice on Māori Television.
Research conducted with a group of Chinese, Indian, Eastern European and a Western European group of relatively new migrants showed that their experience of Māori Television has the potential to change their attitudes......
www.newsroom.co.nz/@ideasroom/2019/12/16/926071/maori-tv-changes-migrants-views-on-maori
It would not be surprising if some new migrants have fairly negative ideas about Māori. Mainstream media do not help much in the way Māori stories are often framed, nor do the racist attitudes expressed in the everyday language of some Pākehā.
In contrast, Māori Television represents indigenous history, culture, contemporary issues and concerns from a Māori point of view. If new migrants do adopt negative attitudes towards Māori they can potentially be turned around after engaging with a Māori voice on Māori Television.
Research conducted with a group of Chinese, Indian, Eastern European and a Western European group of relatively new migrants showed that their experience of Māori Television has the potential to change their attitudes......
www.newsroom.co.nz/@ideasroom/2019/12/16/926071/maori-tv-changes-migrants-views-on-maori