This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Arnold, A.-K. Articles by Schneider, B. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                   What's this?

Communicating separation?

Ethnic media and ethnic journalists as institutions of integration in Germany

University of Pennsylvania, USA,

Beate Schneider

University of Music and Drama, Hannover, Germany,beate. schneider{at}hmt-hannover.de

Western European countries currently face much immigration from Eastern Europe and Asia. In Germany, Turkish migrants are the largest ethnic minority. Cohabitation is not yet a success story: some observers even fear the development of two separate cultures. Accordingly, public debate about the role of mass and ethnic media has risen. But what role do mass media and ethnic media play in the integration process? What is the role of'ethnic journalists'?

In this article we discuss theoretical approaches to integration, cultural identity, and media consumption. We analyze the link between all three and present results pointing to the strong impact an ethnic online community has on the building of a hybrid cultural identity between majority and minority culture. We also discuss our findings on ethnic journalists' acculturation, self-conception, and audience evaluation.

Key Words: cultural identity • ethnic journalists • ethnic media • ethnic online community • integration • migrants

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?