Local media can make a difference — at least if it's done right. That's what these professionals had to say during a recent live podcast recording at the Cooperation Canada Forum in Ottawa, Canada. 

Hear from media professionals both in Canada and Africa about the power of community media in all its forms. This lively discussion saw panelists tasked with proving the impact of radio in a world of digital media, with discussing the impact of "information poverty" and with giving advice on how media can do a better job of amplifying the voices of underrepresented communities.

The result? An engaging conversation about the role media plays from rural Africa or Indigenous communities in Canada, and what is required to make it worthwhile to listen to. 

And, get a sneak peak from Season 2 of Nature Answers. 

Join session moderator Adrian Harewood in front of a live audience at the Cooperation Canada Forum at the NAC in Ottawa, Ontario for a recording of this discussion on the power of media. 

Special thanks to our guests: 

• Eucharia Uranta-Okonkwo, Past Country Program Manager, Farm Radio International Nigeria; current doctoral candidate, University of Ottawa
• Eden Fineday, Publisher and Journalist, IndigiNews
• Amara Bangura, Director of Operations, Journalists for Human Rights
• Sarah St-Pierre, Master of Journalism candidate, Carleton University

More about Nature Answers: Rural Stories from a Changing Planet at farmradio.org/natureanswers

This is a Farm Radio International podcast produced thanks to funding from the Government of Canada.