National Indigenous Times
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The National Indigenous Times (NIT) is an Indigenous Australian affairs newspaper
first published on 27 February 2002. It was set up by Owen Carriage, the founder of the Koori Mail
, and a group of other Australians, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous. The paper seeks to:
There is a belief that Indigenous media tends to "go soft" on Indigenous people or organisations in response to the history of discrimination
as a protective response. There is also the perception that the mainstream Australian media tends to misreport indigenous affairs, whether through intent or ignorance, and regularly sensationalises Indigenous issues.
In NIT's first two years, the vast majority of stories have reflected positively on Indigenous people and organisations. But NIT has also broken major news stories on the corruption, bullying and fraud within Aboriginal organisations.
Major news stories broken by the NIT include:
Newspaper
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first published on 27 February 2002. It was set up by Owen Carriage, the founder of the Koori Mail
Koori Mail
The Koori Mail is Australia's oldest Indigenous newspaper and an icon amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their supporters....
, and a group of other Australians, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous. The paper seeks to:
- build a bridge between black and white Australia
- reporting the tough issues giving a "warts-and-all" look at Indigenous affairs and mainstream Australia
- work towards Indigenous Australians' better access to education and access by non-Indigenous Australians information on Indigenous issues
There is a belief that Indigenous media tends to "go soft" on Indigenous people or organisations in response to the history of discrimination
Discrimination
Discrimination is the prejudicial treatment of an individual based on their membership in a certain group or category. It involves the actual behaviors towards groups such as excluding or restricting members of one group from opportunities that are available to another group. The term began to be...
as a protective response. There is also the perception that the mainstream Australian media tends to misreport indigenous affairs, whether through intent or ignorance, and regularly sensationalises Indigenous issues.
In NIT's first two years, the vast majority of stories have reflected positively on Indigenous people and organisations. But NIT has also broken major news stories on the corruption, bullying and fraud within Aboriginal organisations.
Major news stories broken by the NIT include:
- stolen wages (For which a Walkley Award was won)
- government staff anonymously representing themselves as independent witnesses in the LatelineLatelineLateline is an Australian television news and current affairs program produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, airing weeknights at on ABC1. The program has developed a reputation for head-to-head debates on current issues and political interviews. Lateline is followed by its sister...
report on child abuseChild abuseChild abuse is the physical, sexual, emotional mistreatment, or neglect of a child. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Children And Families define child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or...
in remote communities, with particular reference to Mutitjulu, Northern TerritoryMutitjulu, Northern TerritoryMutitjulu in Australia's Northern Territory, pop. approx. 150, is an Indigenous Australian community at the eastern end of Uluru . It is named after a knee-shaped water-filled rock hole at the base of Uluru, and is located in the world-famous Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park...
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