Media provide essential information that can help migrants settle, build local community, and maintain transnational linkages. In this study, we extend the existing literature by undertaking a unique comparative project examining the role of both diasporic and mainstream media – including print (newspapers) and broadcast (TV and radio) – in meeting the information needs of four ethnocultural and immigrant communities in Ottawa, Canada. Our analysis of survey findings shows significant variations across the four communities in their consumption of print and broadcast diasporic and mainstream media based on immigration category, time spent in Canada, and level of official language (English and French) proficiency. Adopting a uses and gratifications theoretical lens, we argue that participants embrace a more holistic approach to media use, which affords them benefits from both kinds of media resources by creating in-between spaces for participation in host societies and transnational communities.

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通过散居和主流媒体消费创造中间空间：加拿大渥太华四个民族文化和移民社区的比较

媒体提供重要信息，可以帮助移民定居、建立当地社区和保持跨国联系。在本研究中，我们通过开展一项独特的比较项目来扩展现有文献，研究散居和主流媒体——包括印刷品（报纸）和广播（电视和广播）——在满足美国四个民族文化和移民社区的信息需求方面的作用。加拿大渥太华。我们对调查结果的分析显示，根据移民类别、在加拿大的时间以及官方语言（英语和法语）的熟练程度，四个社区在印刷和广播散居媒体和主流媒体的消费方面存在显着差异。采用使用和满足理论视角，我们认为参与者采用更全面的媒体使用方法，