Radio News Research Articles

Balancing journalism education and community radio news: A ‘bittersweet’ paradox

The Community Broadcasting Codes of Practice (the Codes) play an important role in shaping what Australians listen to and how they engage with their local community radio station. In a sector defined by grassroots participation and a non-professional, volunteer workforce, the Codes aim to model best practice in terms of content, community participation and governance. Several sections apply specifically to news and current affairs (NCAF) coverage, yet there is no independent research that explores the sector’s alignment with the Codes in this area. Drawing on a content analysis of 572 community radio NCAF stories broadcast on nationally syndicated programmes, and interviews with journalists and news producers, this research sought to critically analyse NCAF coverage on community radio in light of the Codes of Practice. The results of the research suggest that NCAF coverage on community radio broadly aligns with the Codes of Practice, yet there are mixed interpretations of what can be considered ‘views not adequately represented’ elsewhere. Part of this uncertainty stems from the reliance on media students as volunteer journalists. This article interrogates this tension between the sector’s role as an informal ‘training ground’ for aspiring media workers and its remit to provide alternative NCAF coverage.

“Silk Road Utopia”: The Construction of National Image along the Belt and Road Initiative by Chinese Travel Variety Shows—— Taking Divas Hit The Road Season V as an Example

The news documentary Divas Hit The Road Season V, jointly produced by Hunan Radio and Television News Center and Mango TV, was broadcast, which showed the stories of young people and locals in countries along the Belt and Road Initiative and China. Based on the theory of space production, this paper analyses the construction of the national image of the Silk Road countries by the program. It was found that the program produced the Silk Road countries into a utopian national image through character setting, visual aesthetics and scene creation. “Silk Road Utopia” includes its culture, life and international relations. However, it should also be pointed out that the national image presented by the program is a filtered national image.

Features of Coverage of the SARS-COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic in the Ukrainian Audiovisual Media (on the Example of News Releases of Central and Regional Television Channels and Public Service Broadcasters of Ukraine)

This paper explores some patterns of coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in the news programs of television and radio channels of the National Public Television and Radio Company of Ukraine. The process of pandemic coverage is reflexive and does not have a clear strategy or policy. The study is the first in this direction, and this is its scientific novelty. The most stable characteristic of vaccination coverage by Ukrainian Radio news is informing the audience about everything related to COVID-19 vaccinations.

Social Dynamics, Internet and the Survival of Broadcast Journalism in the 21st Century

This study looks at how broadcast news on TV and radio is changing in the 21st century because of the internet. The study used a theory that says technology shapes how we use media to see how social things affect how people consume news. Social media is changing how news is spread, and this paper is studying how regular people's content, online groups, and the quick spread of information play a big role. The paper looks at how the internet is changing traditional TV and radio news. The study is checking out challenges and chances that come with everything going digital, from online streaming to regular people reporting news. The paper looks at how old media and new online platforms work together and how they need to be flexible to survive. The study also looks at how people trust and believe in the news, especially with so much information online. Understanding how social things mix with online stories helps us get a better idea of what influences how the public sees and interacts with broadcast news. The study found that broadcast news needs to use social things and the internet to reach more people, but it also needs to keep its integrity and trustworthiness, especially in a time where false information can spread quickly. The study suggests that TV and radio stations should use online platforms to connect with people.

The Influence of Social Media on traditional Journalism in Uganda. A case study of Capital Radio

This study examines how social media and traditional journalism interact dynamically within the framework of Uganda's Capital Radio. The research uses a case study technique and focuses on how social media affects news creation, audience interaction, and the potential and challenges for maintaining journalistic integrity. Using existing research on social media's impact on news, audience engagement, and journalistic practices, the study explores Capital Radio's maneuvers through this dynamic media environment. The study utilized a descriptive cross-sectional design, which is appropriate when the problem has a clear definition and the researcher needs the respondents to describe specific aspects of the problem. This study focused on 78 important Capital Radio stakeholders, including senior management, specialists in the field of social media's influence on Uganda's traditional journalism, shareholders, customers, and regulatory agencies. Various stakeholders were selected based on their thorough comprehension and insightful opinions of the topic's applicability to the goals of the research. The results are intended to give light on the transformative effects on news creation processes and the larger media ecosystem, as well as to provide insights into the symbiotic interaction between social media and traditional journalism. According to the report, social media has a big impact on Capital Radio's news creation and journalistic methods. It highlights how important it is to reconsider established journalistic procedures and adjust to the changing media environment. The poll underscores the significance of audience involvement in optimizing content generation and augmenting reporting, underscoring the imperative for news establishments to participate actively in audience engagement. Keywords: Social Media, Traditional Journalism, News Production, Audience Engagement, Media, Capital Radio

Spread of awareness of COVID-19 between December 2019 and March 2020 in France

During the early phase of outbreaks, awareness of the presence of the disease plays an important role in transmission dynamics. To investigate the processes of how people become aware of a disease, we conducted two complementary investigations. First, we surveyed 868 academic researchers in France, on the time and circumstances when they became aware of COVID-19 as an important event. We found that 25% did so before February 18th (first death in France), 50% did so before March 10th (first presidential allocution) and 75% did so before March 16th (announcement of the lockdown). Awareness came from nine categories of circumstances: (1) decisions taken by the government (elicited by 35.7% participants); (2) information from media or social media (24.7%); (3) conversation with friends (22.4%); (4) observed changes in their personal lives (14.0%); (5) decisions taken by the employer (9.2%); (6) observed changes at work (9.9%); (7) suspected case of COVID-19 in their entourage (3.1%); (8) fear for oneself or their entourage (2.8%) and (9) self-appraisal of scientific reports (2.8%). Second, we appraised three general media in France (a television news show, a radio news show, and a newspaper) and showed that COVID-19 became a preeminent topic only after March 1st 2020 when the epidemic is present on national soil. Our results show that multiple intricated factors prompt the awareness of an emerging infectious disease. Awareness is not solely driven by general media as they begin to focus on the topic late.

Geo-demographics and source of information as determinants of climate change consciousness among citizens in African countries

Climate change constitutes one of the greatest threats to human health globally and there have been increasing interests in understanding the dynamics of climate change consciousness particularly in less industrialised countries of Africa. Research on cross-country, sub-regional and continent differences in climate change consciousness are rare especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Thus, to complement the existing body of literature, this study was conducted on cross-national predictors of public climate change consciousness. Data from the Afrobarometer round 7 for thirty-four [34] African countries, collected between 2017 and 2020, were used to investigate the influence of geographical, socio-demographics, and source of information on public consciousness of climate change. Statistical analyses of t-test, ANOVA and multiple regression were conducted to test the formulated hypotheses. Results showed a low level of climate change consciousness (CCC) among participants. Radio news was the major source of information for the sampled African citizens. There were significant differences in the CCC of male and female as well as between urban and rural respondents. Significant differences were also found among the sub-regions, educational levels, age groups and occupations. Sources of information and demographic variables significantly influenced the level of CCC among participating citizens. Educational attainment was the single most potent predictor of climate change consciousness. The study recommends that African citizens need capacity building on climate change awareness and initiatives which would assist in mitigating the effects of climate change.

Listeners’ Engagement and Interactivity in News Radio Twitter in Indonesia

Although radio has traditionally been recognized as a medium dependent on listener engagement, social media platforms such as Twitter have introduced new forms of interactivity due to their real-time and networked characteristics, facilitating the emergence of novel engagement types. Employing a case study approach, this research delves into the various forms of engagement on @PRFMnews, the official Twitter handle of PRFM Radio in Indonesia. Data was collected through observation of posts and interactions on the @PRFMnews account and through comprehensive interviews with the chief editor and two online editors of the station. Document studies were also conducted throughout October 2021 to gather research data. The study yielded several findings. Firstly, Twitter has been identified not only as a source of news but also as a platform that augments listener engagement in citizen journalism. Secondly, user-to-user interactivity was evident in the manner in which users tweeted and responded to posts from both their peers and account administrators. Thirdly, user-to-system interactivity was characterized by how individuals engaged with the social networking platform itself, particularly in actions like clicking URLs and viewing media containing hyperlinks. Lastly, user-to-document interactivity was observed in the way users retweeted and liked posts on the @PRFMnews account. These findings demonstrate that the dynamics between radio stations and their listeners have evolved in conjunction with the popularity of Twitter.

Radio News in the Slovak Republic in the 21st Century

The present scientific study focuses on the issue of radio news in the 21st century. The ambition is to evaluate, at the time of writing this study, the current situation concerning news coverage in the most listened radio entities in the Slovak Republic. In this context, the basic characteristics of a public radio broadcaster and a private radio entity are also described. The results focus on the current state of radio news and its diverse interpretation in selected radio entities in Slovakia based on quantitative content analysis. The study details information on the nature of broadcast news in our research sample of the main news programmes of a public and a private radio broadcaster in Slovakia. It also sets out research questions and hypotheses focusing on the representation of news with a domestic and foreign focus, as well as which foreign countries dominate the foreign news coverage, and the themes in the foreign news coverage. The study summarizes the results of the research, generalizes the data, and also formulates conclusions that define radio news in the 21st century. The research section also includes interviews with executives from two selected media entities to support the results of the quantitative content analysis.

Influence of Radio Programme News on Mental Health Communication amongst Residents of South-East Nigeria

This study was centered on the influence of radio programme news on mental health communication amongst the residents of South-East Nigeria. The study was able to discuss the concept of radio, the role of radio on general health, the concept of mental health, radio and mental health, radio and early signs of mental health disorders and the symptoms. It also discussed the causes of mental health disorder, the role of radio on the remedy to mental health challenges which include psychotherapy or talking therapies, medication, and self-help. The study also adopted the focus group interview method as the method of data collection which gave room for the researcher to carefully select 10 health professional personnels who came for a health conference in Enugu which is the central area of the people in South-East Nigeria. From the questions asked the participants which started with, if the residents of South-East are much aware of the radio news programme on mental health. Majority of the respondents stated that the people are much aware of the programme, as well stated that the programme has made them to be informed about the causes of mental health challenges as well as remedies for those who are already victims. It was concluded the influence of radio news programme on mental health communication amongst the residents of South-East Nigeria cannot be overemphasized as the programme awareness has made them to know the causes of the illness as well as the possible remedies for the victims. It was finally recommended that the communication professionals should take it upon themselves to use any mass communication means in order to constantly inform the people on how to avoid falling into the danger of mental health illness, as well as the remedies for those who are already victims through the help of the health professional advisers.

Penggunaan Bahasa Jurnalistik pada Naskah Berita (Analisis Wacana Naskah Berita Kesehatan Bulletin RRI Pro1 Bengkulu Periode Bulan September 2023)

The use of language in making news is called journalistic language, namely language that is easy to understand and not complicated. One of the mass media that presents news is radio, until now Radio Republik Indonesia still exists as a government-owned public broadcasting institution. The news presented on radio is fleeting news, it cannot be played back, so the language used in making radio news must comply with journalistic language rules. The aim of this research is to determine the language used in Bulletin news presented by RRI Pro 1 Bengkulu and to analyze the extent to which the language used is in accordance with objective journalistic rules and can be well understood by listeners. The formulation of the problem raised is how journalistic language is used in health news presented in the RRI Pro 1 Bengkulu Bulletin. This research uses a qualitative approach with discourse analysis methods and uses theories of journalistic language and news. The results of this research are that the language used in the RRI Bengkulu Bulletin Pro1 health news script is guided by the rules of journalistic language writing and EYD, however in the health news script there are still several errors in word usage such as (1) Using abbreviations that are rarely heard by listeners. (2) There are non-standard words (3) Waste of words (4) Use of terms.

Innovative Development of Radio and Television News from the Perspective of Media Integration

Innovative Development of Radio and Television News from the Perspective of Media Integration

Analysis on the Art Skills of Editing Radio and TV News in the Era of Financial Media

Under the background of the new era, network technology, information technology and new media technology have been applied to various fields, effectively promoting social progress and industry development. In particular, the application of big data, cloud computing and multimedia technology in the radio and television industry not only accelerates the speed of information transmission and increases the number of information dissemination, but also truly realizes information sharing and promotes the sustainable development of the radio and television industry. Under the background of the new era, the information collection and processing technology and editing technology in the radio and television news industry have been improved, which also puts forward new requirements for the editing skills of radio and television news. Based on the author's own news practice, through analyzing the editing skills of radio and television news in the new era, the author puts forward some thoughts and countermeasures to provide useful reference for more radio and television news from the north.

Journalistic Role Performance in Times of COVID

ABSTRACT This paper examines journalistic role performance in coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, based on a content analysis of newspaper, television, radio and online news in 37 countries. We test a set of hypotheses derived from two perspectives on the role of journalism in health crises. Mediatization theories assume that news media tend to sensationalize or to politicize health crises. A contrasting perspective holds that journalists shift toward more deferential and cooperative stances toward health and political authorities in a health crisis, attempting to mobilize the public to act according to the best science. Hypotheses derived from these perspectives are tested using the standard measures of journalistic roles developed by the Journalistic Role Performance Project. Results show that the deference/cooperation/consensus perspective is better supported, with media moving away from the Watchdog and Infotainment, and toward performance of the Service and Civic roles. We also explore differences in the pattern by country.

Investigating mental workload caused by NDRTs in highly automated driving with deep learning

Objective This study aimed to examine the impact of non-driving-related tasks (NDRTs) on drivers in highly automated driving scenarios and sought to develop a deep learning model for classifying mental workload using electroencephalography (EEG) signals. Methods The experiment involved recruiting 28 participants who engaged in simulations within a driving simulator while exposed to 4 distinct NDRTs: (1) reading, (2) listening to radio news, (3) watching videos, and (4) texting. EEG data collected during NDRTs were categorized into 3 levels of mental workload, high, medium, and low, based on the NASA Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) scores. Two deep learning methods, namely, long short-term memory (LSTM) and bidirectional long short-term memory (BLSTM), were employed to develop the classification model. Results A series of correlation analyses revealed that the channels and frequency bands are linearly correlated with mental workload. The comparative analysis of classification results demonstrates that EEG data featuring significantly correlated frequency bands exhibit superior classification accuracy compared to the raw EEG data. Conclusions This research offers a reference for assessing mental workload resulting from NDRTs in the context of highly automated driving. Additionally, it delves into the development of deep learning classifiers for EEG signals with heightened accuracy.

‘Satrah Din, Satrah Saal’: Media, Propaganda and Virtual Warfare in the India-Pakistan War of 1965

The 1965 India-Pakistan War, also known as the Second Kashmir War or the ‘Seventeen-Day War’, is usually understood through the lens of military history, regional geopolitics and the long-standing ‘Kashmir question’. This article looks instead to the construction of social and political meaning around the conflict through an examination of the war’s mediatisation in Pakistan. An analysis of different media forms—including radio broadcasts, news dailies, press photography and popular poetry—reveals how a war imaginary was shaped by both domestic crises and global ideological dissension, extending beyond the notion of a timeless Indo-Pak enmity. Taking place at a pivotal moment in the global Cold War, public narratives were built upon not only state agendas but also popular concerns regarding militarism, sovereignty and the politics of aid. These framings ultimately illustrate the deeper entanglements that exist between war, media and mass publics—extending beyond the goals of wartime propaganda alone to produce new national imaginaries and collective subjectivities.

Strategi Branding Elshinta Radio Dalam Membangun Positioning Sebagai Radio Berita

Elshinta Radio is a radio station that broadcasts full news broadcasts for 24 hours non-stop and without song interludes, and is the only radio station in Indonesia that has a broadcast concept like this. The research entitled "Elshinta Radio Branding Strategy in Building Positioning as a News Radio" has the aim of identifying the Branding Strategy carried out to build Elshinta Radio's Positioning as a news radio as well as the obstacles that exist in Elshinta Radio implementing its Branding Strategy. The theory used in this research is Gelder's theory, where this research uses a qualitative descriptive method which is accompanied by data collection techniques using structured interviews and observations and assisted by documentation as complementary evidence. Then the data that has been obtained is then continued to analyze the data by means of data reduction, data presentation and summary. From all the stages that have been carried out, the results of this research can be analyzed that Elshinta Radio uses a branding strategy in the form of brand positioning, brand identity and brand personality in forming brand positioning. In carrying out this branding, they actually think that there are no obstacles, but they think that it is a challenge that must be resolved and overcome well. However, there is one obstacle that occurs, namely maintaining the consistency of the competencies possessed by each existing human resource. Maintaining consistency is a current obstacle for Elshinta Radio.

Performing the News: Yorùbá Oral Traditions on the Radio

ABSTRACT The Yorùbá language radio programme Kókó Inú Ìwé Ìròyìn, which translates as “Newspaper Headlines News”, began airing in 1999 and starts broadcasting at 6 am daily on the Lagos local languages radio network Bond FM 92.9. I argue that the news presenters do not use the usual radio journalism conventions, but instead lean towards a performative mode that makes use of various traditional oral devices, including proverbs, puns, extemporisation and fictional exaggeration. In this way, they borrow from other Yorùbá performance traditions, thus creating a news format that reinforces a Yorùbá cultural sphere and which creates a particular aural community. The deployment of Yorùbá figurative texts in the parsing of news stories signals an attempt to localise their journalistic work in a Yorùbá discursive tradition whose mode of verbal communication privileges textual inventiveness and dynamic recapitulations. The radio news show is an example of the changing context and continual reinvention of Yorùbá oral performance in modern society.

Being the Buddhist on BBC's Thought for the Day

Thought for the Day is a daily faith-based reflection on the news on the BBC's main radio news programme. I have contributed to it for seventeen years and reflect on what I try to achieve through these broadcasts and what I have learned.

Podcast Sebagai Peluang Radio Elshinta Menambah Pendengar Dan Pendapatan

Radio Elshinta is a national private radio station in Jakarta that carries the tagline "News And Talk" with programs containing news and information that are needed by its listeners. Radio Elshinta is the only radio station in Indonesia that only presents news without playing songs as its broadcast content. Along with the development of science and technology, new media or new media in the digital era has changed competition and the radio broadcasting industry. Competitors are not only from fellow radio stations, but from many digital platforms, so Radio Elshinta must innovate in order to maintain its existence as a radio media that presents news by increasing its listeners and income. This study uses a qualitative method based on Sekaran and Bougie (2016), organized, systematic, data-based, critical, objective business research, investigations or investigations into certain problems, carried out with the aim of finding answers or solutions. Data collection techniques were carried out by interviewing three key informants, namely the President Director, Marketing Coordinator and Advertising Agency. The results of this study indicate that in order to maintain its existence as a news radio in the era of disruption, Radio Elshinta must innovate in four steps. First, program innovation that is adjusted to the era of radio media disruption, Second, creating digital-based programs that are the tendency of society, Third, organizational transformation, Fourth, capital innovation, namely increasing capital by conducting cross media to target a wider market, and increasing human resources (HR).