On 13 February 2020, UNESCO will celebrate the 9th edition of World Radio Day. This day marks a time where people around the world celebrate radio and how it shapes our lives.
Radio serves diverse audiences, offering a wide variety of programs and content. Radio should reflect the diversity of communities in its workforce and operations. Radio can provide equal opportunity for all to speak out and be represented; it can act as a platform for everyone to hear and learn from a diverse range of sources. Radio is a powerful medium for celebrating humanity and its pluralism..
It is in this spirit that, this year, we celebrate World Radio Day through the following sub-themes:
Diversity in the newsroom
With equal opportunity policies, which treats everyone fairly irrespective of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, social and socio-economic status etc., radio stations enhance equal access to broadcasting for individuals from different backgrounds. A diverse and representative radio workforce is not only important for idea generation and innovation, it is crucial for countering discrimination and ensuring genuine representation.
Diversity in programming
Through diverse means of transmission, various organizational structures, programming formats and contents, radio reaches vast areas and opens up discussion spaces for a multitude of topics. Featuring a variety of subject matter, languages, music, invited guests, and cited sources, etc., radio can portray, engage and reflect the diversity of humanity, thus fostering respect, inclusion and solidarity.
World Radio Day 2020 a chance to celebrate radio and highlight the importance of radio as a medium through the lens of this year's WRD theme – Radio and Diversity! Radio is still the most accessible, reactive and engaging medium there is, informing and transforming us, through news, entertainment and audience participation.
Blog Report : MITUL KANSAL President ,
International Radio Listeners Friendship & Fraternity Club.
International Radio Listeners Friendship & Fraternity Club.
Email: kansalmitul@gmail.com