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Introducing Italy's intercultural digital media: mapping the landscape

Morani, Marina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7599-843X 2022. Introducing Italy's intercultural digital media: mapping the landscape. Journal of Intercultural Studies 43 (3) , pp. 339-360. 10.1080/07256868.2022.2010676

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Abstract

The paper focuses on a particular case of alternative media that emerged in Italy from the early 2000s offering alternatives to mainstream media coverage of immigration and cultural diversity. Involving practitioners of diverse immigrant backgrounds as well as of single Italian heritage, Italy’s intercultural digital media represent an under-researched media form with the potential to add complexity to and re-think the boundaries of the widely researched field of ‘ethnic minority media’. Drawing on a detailed mapping of the intercultural digital media landscape, the study critically examines the key dimensions of the platforms including the socio-cultural context of emergence, agenda, and organisational-economic structures. The analysis shows that while these platforms are geared towards more pluralist, inclusive and democratic media practices, the realisation of an inter-cultural media agenda grounded on common civic goals involves a careful cultural politics of negotiation with established discourses and funding resources. Furthermore, the transient nature of public and political debates situated in specific socio-cultural contexts determines the availability of funding opportunities and may limit the financial viability of the platforms. Overall, the study introduces and critically examines Italy’s intercultural digital media as an object of research potential by offering an insight into the possibilities and limitations of interculturalism in practice.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Journalism, Media and Culture
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 0725-6868
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 11 December 2021
Date of Acceptance: 28 July 2021
Last Modified: 08 Nov 2023 14:24
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/146089

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