{"title":"Defending the Status Quo: Prevalence of System Justification Attitudes in the Radio Industry","authors":"Patricia A. Williamson, Heather E. Polinsky","doi":"10.1080/19376529.2023.2261919","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19376529.2023.2261919","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTThis study employs system justification theory to investigate how current and former radio broadcasting professionals perceive the equity and fairness of the industry’s homophilous hiring and employment practices. Results of a survey (N = 143) of radio professionals found men view current employment patterns within the radio industry to be equitable, while women found radio hiring practices to be discriminatory. White men were more likely than other groups to blame women for their own lack of representation, but perceived the underrepresentation of people of color as a systemic problem. Higher levels of system justification were positively related to higher levels of stereotyping. Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Additional informationNotes on contributorsPatricia A. WilliamsonPatricia Williamson serves as the Honors Director at Central Michigan University and is a Professor in the School of Communication, Journalism, & Media. Her research interests and creative work focus on representations of gender, race, and sexuality in media with a particular focus on the radio industry. She also teaches courses on film theory, genre, and criticism.Heather E. PolinskyHeather Polinsky is a Professor in and Director of the School of Communication, Journalism, & Media at Central Michigan University. Her research interests are focused on radio and audio media, media economics, and telecommunications policy. She also produces podcasts and radio segments for public radio.","PeriodicalId":44611,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radio & Audio Media","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136337227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Community Voice and Participation in Climate Change Communication Through Community Radio in Malawi","authors":"Chimwemwe Richard Chavinda","doi":"10.1080/19376529.2023.2261906","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19376529.2023.2261906","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTThis study examines the role of community radio in increasing climate change awareness in Malawi. The article broadly reaffirms the importance of community radio in Africa in democratizing media access, more interestingly by using radio listening clubs in the production process and participation. The study used focus group discussions, participant observation and analysis of radio programs produced by members of Chanco Community Radio listening clubs. The study found that although spaces in which communities participate are controlled by experts, community radio and radio listening clubs have emerged as spaces for marginalized voices to share knowledge, and experiences about climate change and influence change. Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationNotes on contributorsChimwemwe Richard ChavindaChimwemwe Richard Chavinda is PhD graduate of University of Leicester, United Kingdom, in the School of Media, Communication and Sociology. He holds a Master of Arts Degree in English Language Teaching and Applied Language Studies from London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. He is a Lecturer in the Department of Media and Communication Studies at the University of Malawi. His research interests are in the areas of Environmental communication and climate change, communication for development and social change, and public communication. He can be contacted at chimrichie@yahoo.co.uk","PeriodicalId":44611,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radio & Audio Media","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135248045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Miners, Wales and the BBC Radio Drama Richard Hughes’s Danger","authors":"Takeshi Kawashima","doi":"10.1080/19376529.2022.2046584","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19376529.2022.2046584","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>ABSTRACT</b></p><p>This paper examines the radio drama Danger (1924) by Richard Hughes. Danger, which is known as the world’s first radio drama, was broadcast by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) in January 1924. The play’s importance is not limited to its pioneering role in creating the genre of radio drama. Danger is set in a Welsh coal mine, a backdrop that invokes the social issues engaging Britain in the 1920s. By pursuing these issues, I would like to examine this work’s mission as a public medium that appeals to the masses, as well as its innovation in drama broadcasting.</p>","PeriodicalId":44611,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radio & Audio Media","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138515063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}