Mainstream media and national identity constructions: A commentary on Kathleen Buddle’s ‘Consolidating codes: “Technosociability” and Winnipeg’s NDN youth networks’

Kathleen Buddle’s contribution ‘Consolidating codes: “Technosociability” and Winnipeg’s NDN youth networks’ to this special issue on minority media pursues a different and special track as it deals with the impact of the media on minorities, in this case Canada’s First Nations, and how Photovoice/film-making projects empowered marginalized youth in Manitoba. In addition, it addresses the mission of the Journal of Applied Journalism and Media Studies as it attempts to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Vivian Giang comments on Buddle’s article and sheds more light on the role of alternative media not only in preserving minority identity, but also in contributing to national mainstream media.