News consumption habits of culturally diverse Australians in the digital era: implications for intercultural relations

It is well-documented that news media (both traditional and social)
have a significant impact on intercultural relations in contemporary
societies. This paper compares results of two surveys where we asked
Australians about their news sources. The study shows that Australian
news consumers from diverse cultural backgrounds are alienated from
Australian mainstream news media, increasingly relying on online
and social media sources for their information. The paper situates
this empirical research in the contemporary articulation of uses
and gratification theory to understand audiences’ preferred media
sources for news and information and the potential implications for
intercultural relations in Australia.