A new motivation for a public radio in Europe

Vatican News

At a time of fake news, international geopolitical tensions and polarization within European countries, public service radio can play a fundamental role in defending democracy. Unanimously confirmed by the participants in the thirty -first radio assembly of the European Union (European Union), the European Broadcasting Summit that I told – at the headquarters of Radio France in Paris – with stations of no less than 33 countries. Among them also, Radio Vatikano, represented by Alessandro Gisotti, Vice President of the Information in the Vatican.

During this event, members of the Radio Committee, a UU member who coordinates strategies and initiatives to enhance the presence of radio in a media environment that changes more and faster. Sibel Phil, General Manager of France Radio, was comfortable with the chairman of the committee. As the director’s deputy, Graham Ellis, from the BBC and the Dexcartre Consultant, the Holy See, was re -elected. Other members of the Radio Committee, which will be held for the next two years, are Andrea Borinino, director of the Rai Play Sound game, in his fourth term at UER member.

At a two -day summit held in Paris, solidarity was expressed with Ukrainian public radio colleagues who, despite the war, did not lack their mission to inform the population. It was not an invitation to the free Europe Radio, which, like Voice of America, was not threatened with closure due to the financing discounts decided by the White House. Meanwhile, the urge to enhance cooperation between the European public media to defend freedom of the press, which is increasingly threatened by economic and political pressures, has been repeated.

A wide space has also been allocated to young audience programs that, according to EUR studies, is very requested in the field of information. New generations seek news, especially on social platforms, but do not abound with radio content (and even more podcasts) when you are creative and made of humor.

Artificial intelligence, with special attention to the sound and capabilities provided by the use of artificial sounds, has sparked special attention, as well as the music panel and its own relationship with the radio. Today, 60 % of young Europeans are considered their main attention, and this opens great possibilities for the radio, as it appears during the dramatic period of the epidemic and subsequent lock. “During Covid, music was a great comfort for people. Music unites people and this is also a radio,” said Graham Elis, former Prix ITALIA president, said, “During Covid, music was a great comfort for people.

At the end of the event, Sibyle Veil said that credibility is still the largest value for the media and radio stations for public service in particular. For the Director General of France Radio, technological innovations pushed radio devices to find new ways to reach their fans. Then he made an invitation to the General Assembly of UU to be held in July in London, at the invitation of the BBC.