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Newsletter April 2025

General Manager’s Update We’re a little bit late getting the April newsletter out, but for good reason. We’ve been focused…

Newsletter March 2025

An update from the General ManagerIt’s been a busy and productive month at the NEMBC! We kicked off March with…

The NEMBC’s Response to the Federal Budget: Advocacy, Sustainability & Future Funding

The Federal Budget has been released, confirming previously announced funding for community broadcasting. However, there are no new commitments for…

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The Ethnic Broadcaster journal

The Ethnic Broadcaster is the journal of the National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters’ Council, representing and resourcing ethnic community broadcasters across Australia.

On this page you will find current and past editions of The Ethnic Broadcaster available to view and download in PDF format. Left-click to view or right-click and select Save Link As to download. You will need a PDF reader such as Adobe Reader to view PDF files.

We take submissions from our members for the Around the Stations section, as well as pitches for feature articles. Click here for Submission Guidelines.

Submission Guidelines

The NEMBC accepts submissions for The Ethnic Broadcaster from all broadcasters, stations and other interested parties.

Articles for the “Around the Stations” section of the journal should be 250-500 words in length and can focus on any issue or event that is relevant to your station or community group.

Suggestions for feature articles (approx. 1,500 words), pictorials and other submissions are also welcome.

Articles should be submitted by email as an attached Word document. Please include author credits and, if you are a broadcaster, tell us the name, language, broadcast time, station and radio frequency of your program. Photos should be submitted as separate attachments (not included within a Word document) in either EPS, TIFF or JPEG format and at least 300ppi or 1200 pixels in size.

Advertising

Please contact us to discuss any questions you might have regarding advertising or to request specifications and rates.All advertising proposals should consider the ethics, aims and objectives of the National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters’ Council.

Audience

Advertising with the NEMBC offers a unique opportunity to reach a niche audience of ethnic and multicultural broadcasters and organisations from across Australia. Our members include people of all ages and backgrounds who are actively involved in their local communities as leaders. Our members are interested in communicating news and information relevant to their communities and they have direct communication with their communities via radio broadcasting and community organising.

Australian ethnic community broadcasters have established a multicultural broadcasting sector unparalleled in the world. Across Australia over 4000 broadcasters, from 105 stations in metropolitan, regional and rural Australia produce more than 1700 hours of programs weekly, in more than 100 languages.

Opportunities

The NEMBC offers a range of advertising options via print and online mediums:

The Ethnic Broadcaster magazine

The Ethnic Broadcaster is published three times a year and distributed to around 3000 members, industry bodies and community organisations Australia-wide. Magazines are sent in hardcopy to community radio stations, community services, associations and universities. The magazine is also made freely available online on our website.

NEMBC eNews

The NEMBC eNews is distributed to our members and interested groups via email.

The NEMBC Website

The NEMBC Website averages almost 3000 page views per month and has a strong returning audience.

Brochures

A selection of brochures, handbooks and other publications produced by the NEMBC are available to download. Click on the links below to view the PDFs.

Brochure: About the NEMBC: Who we are and what we do (2010)

Brochure: The NEMBC Women’s Committee (2011)

Handbook: NEMBC Guide to Involving Young People at Your Station (2005)

Media Kit

The Media Kit is a resource kit to support the participation of ethnic communities in community broadcasting, especially new and emerging communities, young people and women.

New and emerging communities may not know what community radio stations can offer their community, and often community radio stations lack the capacity to reach out to new communities. The NEMBC Media Kit aims to bridge this gap.

For new and emerging communities, the kit will help your community further your understanding of the Australia media landscape, develop your media leadership skills and increase your access and representation in community media as well as mainstream media.

For community radio stations, the kit will assist you in reaching out to refugee and migrant communities with information on how to break down the barriers affecting participation, and support new communities to broadcast at your station.

For community organisations and service providers, the kit will help you support the communities you work with to understand the media landscape in Australia, plan media campaigns, and participate in community media.

These booklets were produced by the NEMBC in conjunction with a range of partners. Just click on the cover image of each booklet to view or download. If you would like hard copies of the media kit, please contact us.

The Media Kit contains:

Leadership Media Manual (booklet)

The Leadership Media Manual is a resource for people interested in the basics of leadership and the effective use of media. The manual discusses leadership skills and explains how the media in Australia works, offering advice on how to respond to the media, build networks, run a media campaign, or make the most of social media and online media.

Handbook for Youth Empowerment through Media Participation (brochure)

This booklet uses the NEMBC’s Next Generation Media project as a practical example of how to train young people and get them involved in community radio. The booklet gives an overview of project planning, using partnerships to run successful programs, applying for funds, recruiting participants, engaging with a training organisation and mentoring.

Engaging Communities: Involving New and Emerging Communities at Your Radio Station (brochure)

This booklet provides community radio stations with information about refugee communities and the role community radio can play in breaking down barriers. It advises radio stations how to reach out and engage with the communities and settlement service providers.

Value of Community Radio: Supporting New and Emerging Communities to Broadcast (brochure)

This booklet provides community groups, organisations or service providers with background information on community radio and how it works, how to get involved in radio and the importance of community radio for emerging communities and building community connections.

Becoming a Community Radio Broadcaster (DVD)

This DVD shows the inside of an ethnic community radio station studio, how it works and how training takes place. This is a good resource tool for seeing how community radio operates. The DVD is also available to view online here.

Media Releases

Click on the links below to read the NEMBC’s recent media releases in PDF format.

2017

28 June 2017: The Multicultural AFL Football Show

30 March 2017: PROLIFERATION OF RACIAL HATERED

2016

14 December 2016: An Extension has been given for individuals and stations to Make a submission by Friday 23 December 2016

12 December 2016: The NEMBC Won Australian Human Rights Award for ‘Racism It Stops With Me’ campaign

6 December 2016: URGENT ATTENTION about Racial Discrimination – Action needed by this Friday 9 December 2016

19 July 2016: Re: UPDATE on CBF’s new model and funding arrangements

28 June 2016: Melbourne conference sets blueprint for racism-battling media

1 April 2016: NEMBC Response to CBAA

23 March 2016: Community Broadcasters and Station Oppose the CBF’s new Model

23 March 2016: Open Letter

7 March 2016: Serious threat to independence of ethnic community broadcasting

Public Submissions

The NEMBC maintains a strong industry voice making policy submissions to government on matters relating to community broadcasting, multiculturalism, multilingualism and social inclusion.

Read the NEMBC’s submissions to government below (PDF format), or contact us if you need any policy advice or assistance.