Helen Vatsikopoulos — when the stories of migrants in Australia are silenced it's bad for all of us

Stories help us to understand what is happening in the world and how it impacts us. Stories help us to relate to the experience of 'the Other' and their suffering building an emotional understanding. Journalist and academic Helen Vatiskopoulos describes the power of stories to share information to the masses and the problems that arise when the narrative is distorted. What is the responsibility of the media? How does media and social media impact on whose stories are being told and whose are being left out? What's the Story? Migration, Memories and the Importance of Controlling the Narrative, the Inaugural Oration for the 50th anniversary of the Multicultural Council of South Australia Speaker Dr. Helen Vatsikopoulos Walkley Award-Winning Journalist; Industry Professional Fellow at the University of Technology Sydney