Media diversity rules: Analysing the talent chosen by student radio journalists covering Islam

摘要: The ethnic composition of the Australian population, coupled with pursuit a multicultural society at official level (Ho, 1990) emphasises nature audience for Australia's media - an that is ethnically, culturally and religiously diverse. Yet content coverage mainstream does not reflect diversity particularly in relation to Arabs Muslims. There are few guidelines journalism professionals despite attempts increase number journalists from Muslim or Arab backgrounds newsrooms there appears have been no major paradigm shifts way cover stories related Islam. Journalism students university Melbourne completed newsroom production sessions one city's community radio stations, as part their assessment semester-long subject. researchers examined students' choices interviewee coded all bulletins produced over six week broadcast period 2010. data ill be used formulate baseline future study talent by subject, see what lessons may contained educators, breakdown chosen interviewees contacted students.