Radio's Second Century: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives ed. by John Allen Hendricks (review)

Major transformations in the media environment, notably the digital revolution and the proliferation of personal computers and smartphones, have greatly impacted the nature and techniques of (classic) radio broadcasting in recent years. Lu Wu and Daniel Rife study the web features of radio stations...

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Published in:Technology and culture 2021-07, Vol.62 (3), p.949-950
Main Author: Rikitianskaia, Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
2nd century
Broadcasting
Computers
Digital broadcasting
Elimination
Localism
Personal computers
Podcasts
Political discourse
Public radio
Radio
Radio broadcasting
Radio stations
Social behavior
Social factors
Social interaction
Social networks
Technological change
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Summary:Major transformations in the media environment, notably the digital revolution and the proliferation of personal computers and smartphones, have greatly impacted the nature and techniques of (classic) radio broadcasting in recent years. Lu Wu and Daniel Rife study the web features of radio stations and audience response, while Laith Zuraikat draws attention to the "parasocial nature" of podcasts, emphasizing how a podcast listener may develop the illusion of being engaged in social interaction with a podcast host. In the second part of the book, "Programming Matters," David Crider analyzes talk radio localism, advancing his original study published in 2012 and reconfirming that the elimination of local programming in the United States erodes the mediated public sphere and damages American political discourse.
ISSN:0040-165X
1097-3729
1097-3729
DOI:10.1353/tech.2021.0132