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Sameradion journalist awarded first IPPM Content Residency

8 October 2026
Anne-Laila Blind Petersdotter, a journalist for Sameradion based in Umeå, will travel to Aotearoa New Zealand for a project on language revitalisation.
Anne-Laila Blind Petersdotter. Credit: David Rydenfalk SR Sameradion

The first Indigenous Partnerships in Public Media (IPPM) Content Residency has been awarded to radio journalist Anne-Laila Blind Petersdotter from Sameradion, the Sámi languages section of Sveriges Radio, Sweden’s public radio broadcaster.

The Content Residency is a new opportunity from IPPM. The three-week funded grant provides the opportunity for an Indigenous creator to travel to another member country of the IPPM to research and develop a content proposal across screen, audio and digital. The Public Media Alliance, as Secretariat for the IPPM, is the grant facilitator.

Anne-Laila will be hosted by RNZ, New Zealand’s public service broadcaster, with support from Ngā Aho Whakaari Māori in Screen, a not-for-profit organisation promoting Māori on-screen representation.

Anne-Laila’s Content Residency will focus on language revitalisation efforts for te reo Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand and Sámi in Sweden and develop a radio documentary that looks at case studies in both countries.

In awarding the residency, the IPPM Council praised Anne-Laila’s application for the extent of research in the proposal, the project’s strong language revitalisation theme as well as its community centred focus.

“It feels amazing to be the first recipient of the Content Residency. The theme of language revitalisation has been a great interest of mine for several years now, so to have the opportunity to go to Aotearoa New Zealand, to learn about the subject and develop my proposal of doing a documentary about it, is going to be a great experience.”

– Anne-Laila Blind Petersdotter, Journalist

“There is so much we can learn from each another about strengthening Indigenous languages and ensuring our stories are told by our own people, in our own voices. The residency is about building genuine relationships between Indigenous storytellers and sharing knowledge and experiences across cultures.”

– Shannon Haunui-Thompson, RNZ Tumu Māori

The grant is designed to foster deep collaboration between IPPM members, while giving Indigenous creators the opportunity to research and develop a content proposal across screen, audio or digital.

Anne-Laila’s residency will take place in October.

About IPPM

The IPPM is a new collective of public service media organisations, with a mission to support Indigenous representation, storytelling and languages in public media. It was founded by six public service media organisations: ABC, CBC/Radio-Canada, NITV, NRK Sápmi, RNZ, Sameradion — Swedish Radio, together with Ngā Aho Whakaari.

The IPPM’s purpose is to complement — not replace or duplicate — the vital work of Indigenous‑led media organisations. Rather than performing the role of Indigenous media, this alliance focuses on improving how national public institutions engage with, support, and reflect Indigenous voices, while strengthening pathways for partnership with Indigenous media associations and creators.

IPPM was formed following the 2024 summit, “Walking Together: Amplifying Indigenous Voices in Public Media,” held in Ottawa.

For more information, please contact Yusra Malik, Communications Officer: yusra@publicmediaalliance.org
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