Obraz mniejszości narodowych w audycjach Polskiego Radia Białystok

Abstract

In the present essay, we would like to focus on a narrow area of research – namely the Polish Radio Bialystok impact on shaping the discourse of multiculturalism in the Podlasie region. Elements for this discourse are: history, cultural and social context of the area. At a local level, multiculturalism in the Podlasie region is something constantly present in the public consciousness. This is due to the specificity of ethnic north-eastern Polish lives here many representatives of national and religious minorities. Prevailing (in the sense numerically) are Belarusians, Lithuanians and Ukrainians. For those of national minorities and religious (a large percentage of the population are people of Podlasie Orthodox) Polish Radio Bialystok directs the thematic programs. The article is based on studies which were included authors of the program, targeted to ethnic and religious minorities, working in the editorial office of National Minorities Polish Radio Bialystok.