by Ian Watson | 13 Aug 2017 | News
Our leading-edge research into Indigenous media in Australia, Mexico and Canada has been featured in the internationally-recognised peer-reviewed Journal of Alternative and Community Media. This new journal aims to highlight and promote the study of alternative and community media and communication, which includes citizen’s media, participatory media, activist and radical media and the broader forms of communication that these groups might undertake. Check out our article “Combatting cultural ‘nerve gas’: maintaining traditional media and culture through local media production in Australia, Canada and Mexico”...
by Ian Watson | 13 Aug 2017 | News
The 26 Letters team recently completed another year of work in partnership with the Australian Government Department of Health to increase awareness of the changes to the aged care system among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and CALD audiences. This project featured ongoing engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and CALD media and intermediaries, along with development of a range of unique translated resources, an animation for Indigenous audiences and four rounds of social media content. It’s been a pleasure for us to work once again with the wonderful team from the Department of Health, as well as older people and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and CALD aged care services around...
by admin | 20 Oct 2014 | News
26 Letters Director Ian Watson has been invited to present his research into remote Indigenous communications at the upcoming International Symposium on Media and Indigenous Research in Puebla, Mexico in November. Following on from his recent presentation at the International Association for Media and Communications Research conference in Dublin, Ian will join a select group of international researchers in Mexico for a critical discussion of Indigenous media by some of the key academics who have made important contributions in this...
by admin | 20 Sep 2014 | News
Check out some of our Director’s recent research in the latest edition of Media International Australia. The latest edition of this important journal features Ian’s article on the role of remote Indigenous media online casino in Cape York in empowering community members, and contains some great qualitative research into the ways in which local development of health messages, news and information can contribute to community well being in remote areas of...
by admin | 20 Aug 2014 | News
26 Letters works with the Ethnic Broadcasting Association of Queensland on two exciting new projects for CALD audience groups. 26 Letters is continuing a long history of working closely with the Ethnic Broadcasting Association of Queensland by developing two exciting new projects that include development and translation of messages for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The ‘Life of Learning; project marks Adult Learner’s Week with a series of profiles of people from diverse backgrounds around Australia who have used adult community education to improve their personal and professional lives. And our new ‘Living Better’ project looks at promoting healthy and active ageing to older people from CALD backgrounds around...
by admin | 20 Jul 2014 | News
The team heads north this month for some visits to Lockhart River, Aurukun and Napranum. As part of a continuing partnership with Queensland Remote Aboriginal Media (QRAM), we’re heading off for a research trip to far north Queensland. The communities we are visiting have been working closely with 26 Letters and QRAM for a number of years on a range of local community education projects funded by the Australian and Queensland governments, focusing on issues such as health, smoking, alcohol use, seniors issues, mental health and...
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