Worlds of Difference: Finding a Niche

Summary:

A sound-rich documentary about the efforts of traditional societies to find a niche in the global marketplace, with stories from Peru, Canada, Scotland and Mexico.

Website:

http://homelands.org/worlds

Additional Credits and Funding:

Maria Hinojosa, host. Jon Miller, executive producer. Lara Ratzlaff and Melissa Robbins, associate producers. Sandy Tolan and Alan Weisman, senior producers. Major funding from Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Rockefeller Foundation, Polson Institute for Global Development at Cornell University, and the University of Arizona Department of Journalism. Distributed by NPR.

Tones:

Engaging, Sound Rich, Thoughtful

Language:

English

Description:

"Finding a Niche" is a sound-rich exploration of how traditional societies are responding to the challenges and opportunities of the global economy. Features include an eyewitness account of an Andean village?s anguished decision about whether to sell its native potatoes to city buyers (Jon Miller), a lyrical (and award-winning) piece on the cultural impact of the collapse of the Newfoundland cod fishery (Chris Brookes), a report from Scotland?s Outer Hebrides, where entrepreneurs are using the Internet to keep an ancient culture from dying (Vera Frankl), and an up-close look at a tiny Mexican town?s attempt to market its hand-made local liquor (Marianne McCune).

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