As the newly appointed CEO of the peak body for the Aboriginal media sector, First Nations Media Australia, Catherine Liddle discusses her Arrernte upbringing in Central Australia and its influence on her passion and career-long dedication to the advancement of Indigenous stories with FIERCE host Tracee Hutchison. From her grandfather’s childhood, to playing in the rivers around Alice Springs as a kid, to Dolly Parton, Catherine traces how her personal background led to her career focus on community journalism and removing the obstacles to the dissemination of Indigenous history, news and truth.

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