EX.648 Source Material: The Power of Radio in Times of Crisis
b'In honour of World Radio Day\\u2014which landed on February 13th\\u2014this week\\u2019s RA Exchange celebrates the power of radio in a documentary-style deep dive. UNESCO inaugurated World Radio Day in 2011 in order to commemorate its efficacy in reaching remote communities, connecting with people everywhere regardless of their education level, and providing a platform for positive and democratic discourse. It\'s also critical in spreading critical information during times of crisis or emergency. According to UNESCO, "increasing radio\'s journalistic standards and capacity should be considered as an investment in peace."\\n\\nOn a more modest level, podcasting and radio, especially in the world of underground music, can help forge in-person and virtual networks and celebrate and spread new and lesser-known music. During the pandemic, it also held together underground music scenes when people couldn\'t be together in the club, and sustained a kind of intimacy and connection by letting people share music over the airwaves and community platform chat rooms. \\n\\nIn this episode, we hear from various radio producers around the world\\u2014including Jamz Supernova, Hana Walker Brown, Dublab Barcelona and Hong Kong Community Radio, among others\\u2014about why radio resonates so strongly with them. "Good radio is always an exercise in connection, especially host-led radio,\\u201d says Rory Bowens, NTS\\u2019s Head of Radio Production. \\u201cThe fact that it\'s a live experience is really crucial. People can listen to something in real time with a huge audience of other listeners at the same time, and that intrinsically connects them to each other." Take a listen to the episode in full.'