Minnesota Public Radio reaches out in Somali, and community listens

[Deeq A.]

Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) was doing exactly what Ford had predicted: They had started to provide news, in both text and audio, to the state’s Somali-speaking residents. It makes sense for MPR to provide news for Somali-speaking Minnesotans: It’s the third most common language spoken in Minnesota, after Spanish and English. But it also opened up doors for the station beyond Minnesota: Somali-speakers across the world can now read some of MPR’s regional content, which is translated and then put on their website. In short, MPR is not only serving its local population — but their friends and family across the globe.

Source: Hiiraan Online