Role of South Asian Print media in Canada

By admin on August 30, 2010, 9:19 am

This is part one of the documentary about the ‘Role of South Asian ethnic media in Canada’. What is the contribution of these free ‘English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi language newspapers? How they are still publishing free, when mainstream media, particularly ‘newspapers’ are dying in North America. Advertising dollars are all time low! This is a story of passion, community leadership and labour of love. Plight of Immigrants in Canada is a tragedy. Joblessness, racisms, poverty and now the recession all are bigger challenges. Many of these media outlets are almost one-man show; publisher/editor/marketer and even the delivery person! What this ethnic media has achieved and shall they survive? A special note by Haroon Siddique, a Canadian of India origin , the editor emeritus and columnist of Toronto Star, daily.

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