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Special Edition for the International Day of the World's Indigenous People

EDITOR'S NOTE

Special Edition for the International Day of the World's Indigenous People

As a way of commemorating International Day of the Worlds Indigenous People, we are dedicating this special edition of the newsletter to the progress and growth of the world’s Indigenous media. We wanted to highlight the role of Indigenous broadcasters across the globe and answer the following questions Read more...
TITV: Standing Still, Side by Side with Allies

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TITV: Standing Still, Side by Side with Allies

One day in mid-June, I walked into the KVCR-TV building in San Bernardino, California, U.S., with Jim Mather, chief executive of Māori Television in New Zealand. We had only just gotten in to Los Angeles late the previous night after an international media conference in Guadalajara, Mexico. Read more...
Māori Television: Restructuring for the Future

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Māori Television: Restructuring for the Future

As Indigenous broadcasters, we have to contend with a multitude of challenges on a daily basis. With our respective Indigenous languages and practices under constant pressure from the majority cultures, we need to stay relevant and actively compete for the attention of our own people and others in a world of numerous options. Read more...
NRK Sápmi: Telling Our Part of the Story

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NRK Sápmi: Telling Our Part of the Story

The Sámi Broadcasters are developed in a varied degree in the four countries inhabited by the Sámi people. In Russia it is non-existing, while in Norway, Sweden, and Finland it is organized under the national broadcasters and of varied size. Read more...
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OUTLOOK

  • It's Our Birthday, It's Your NITV
    It's Our Birthday, It's Your NITV NITV has not had a chance to take a breather and acknowledge our achievements until now; three years since the station went live on Black Friday, July 13, 2007.
  • Haa, Brought to the Youth by the Youth, and In Te Reo
    Haa, Brought to the Youth by the Youth, and In Te Reo You know you’re really inspiring your audience when the kids who used to watch the show grew up and fulfilled their dreams to become its presenters. That’s the case with Haa
  • Hacio – An S4C Current Affairs “Exclusive”
    Hacio – An S4C Current Affairs “Exclusive” There are very few broadcasters in the UK that provide any kind of current affairs programs for young people. But Welsh-language broadcaster S4C has a dedicated current affairs show for young people that has been running for more than a decade.

WITBN Update

  • August 9, 2012: WITBN’s Dialogue with the World
    August 9, 2012: WITBN’s Dialogue with the World On August 9, 2012, WITBN was invited to attend the United Nations’ commemoration of the the International Day of the Worlds Indigenous People organized by Secretariat of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. WITBN Chairman Nils Johan Heatta delivered WITBN’s statement to the world. Video through UN webcast.
  • Time to Decide – A Note from WITBC’12
    Time to Decide – A Note from WITBC’12 Register Deadline: Feb. 17. NRK Sápmi will be hosting the next biennial World Indigenous Television and Broadcasting Conference, WITBC 2012, from March 24 to 30, 2012. New web site launched.
  • Counting Down to WITBC ’12
    Counting Down to WITBC ’12 NRK Sápmi will be hosting the next biennial World Indigenous Television and Broadcasting Conference, WITBC 2012, from March 24 to 30, 2012. New web site launched.

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