<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>Cultural Diversity and News in Australia Symposium</u></b><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You are cordially invited to participate in the inaugural symposium on <i>“Cultural Diversity and News in Australia”</i> <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" style="-webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);"></a><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" style="-webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 122, 255, 0.258824);">on</a> <u><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" style="-webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);"></a><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" style="-webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 122, 255, 0.258824);">September 13, 2017</a></u>, at Deakin Downtown.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The symposium will explore the role of the media in strengthening or weakening social cohesion in Australia. The symposium will include presentation of research related to the media’s coverage of multicultural events and issues; and facilitate a dialogue between various stakeholders such as the media, community leaders, scholars and policy makers to identify strategies to strengthen the role of journalism in building and maintaining multicultural resilience among Australian communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The symposium is supported by the Victoria Government’s Social Cohesion Research Grant, Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) and the Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria (ECCV). </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The <i>Cultural Diversity and News in Australia</i> symposium is convened by Dr Usha M. Rodrigues and Professor Yin Paradies, Deakin University. For more information, please visit<a href="http://www.deakin.edu.au/cdnsymposium">http://www.deakin.edu.au/cdnsymposium</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Places are limited, so we encourage all attendees to register for the <i>'Cultural Diversity and News in Australia Symposium'</i> as early as possible. <b>Research paper abstracts and discussion panel topics are <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://2" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2" style="-webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">due by July 31, 2017</a>, </b>to <a href="mailto:r.hutton@deakin.edu.au">r.hutton@deakin.edu.au</a> or on the Deakin symposium site.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Registration for the event will close <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://4" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="4" style="-webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">at 5pm on August 11, 2017</a>. To register as a presenter, panellist, or audience member, please use the <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cultural-diversity-and-news-in-australia-symposium-tickets-35446492413?aff=eivtefrnd?utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=evitefrnd&utm_term=eventimage" target="_blank">Cultural Diversity and News in Australia Symposium</a> link.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td width="400" style="width: 300pt; padding: 0in;"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 341px; border-width: 1pt 1pt 2.25pt; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(224, 228, 233) rgb(224, 228, 233) black;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="border: none; padding: 12pt 0in 12pt 9pt;"></td><td width="99%" style="width: 305px; border: none; padding: 12pt 9pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Cultural Diversity and News in Australia Symposium</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Call for research papers and discussion panels It is well-documented that the media have a significant impact o...<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border: none; padding: 0in;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">All the best, Usha</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dr Usha M. 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