The idea of a sound lecture seemed pretty great. It meant I had absolutely no need to get out of bed at all on Monday and I definitely planned on taking advantage of this.
I found it quite convenient listening to the radio recording as I was able to listen to the recording while writing notes, without having to look up from my paper. However, as soon as I found myself losing interest in the words being spoken, I found my mind drifting and my hands opening a new tab and updating Facebook, or searching Brisbane Times.. It is hard to stay on track when I have everything that wants me to fail so readily available!
I did learn a lot about radio from this lecture though. The ABC Local News Radio channel taught me of the vitality in keeping your audience interested through avoiding closed conversations and also of the power of silence. I started thinking about this 'power of silence' and gave it a bit of an Internet search. I found all sorts of interviews where silence has played a major role in really forming an argument. It was almost like the silence proved whether you knew your stuff or not. I liked that.
It also came up of the influence of online news sources on the popularity of radio. It was acknowledged of the degree in change of how people consume their media in the past five to ten years. We now read, watch and listen to news online. However, the interviewee believes that radio has continued to keep its audience which can be attributed to a lack of spare time. Radio allows people to educate themselves of worldly issues when driving to work, dropping the kids at school or just going on a drive.
I liked radio. Radio is a completely different medium to television, but to be perfectly honest, my love for television was not going anywhere.
26.03.2012
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