Radio journalism is the most primitive broadcasting form. Its purpose has shifted over time from being an instrument of propaganda, to one which circulates news and debate (as well as a source of entertainment). In the last few years we have begun to experience the impact of a new technological revolution which has radically changed the efficiency and way that radio journalists can operate. The digital age, 'multimedia' and the implications of communication through the Internet have liberated journalists from the viewpoint of individual research, and expanded the opportunity of freedom of expression and commercial application of radio news operations.
Gone are the days where the word 'journalism' conjured up images of newsrooms thundering with the clatter of manual typewriters, the cries of copy tasters and the litter of analogue tape. Radio is now a fast-moving medium of broadcast news, where journalists are at the mercy of a telephone call and a clock, seeking the fastest possible release of quality information. There has undoubtedly been widespread warning that radio is a dying medium; a mere victim of television's popularity and remorseless expansion. Yet much evidence points not only to radio's survival, but its success far beyond the expectations of its fiercest critics.
Radio paints the pictures that television shoots, honouring the beauty and power of language. It is this assertion that eliminates the lingering criticism that radio journalism is simply an interruption of music output. The innate value of news as being discovered through individual efforts must prevail over that which simply appears on a screen.
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