Today’s edition is a special one, as today, February 13, we are celebrating World Radio Day, proclaimed in 2011 by the Member States of UNESCO, and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 as a UN International Day.
So today PP should is about you, our listeners and friends, and your thoughts about this day that celebrates radio, a recognized and powerful medium that in turn celebrates humanity in all its diversity and a platform for democratic discourse.
February 13 – World Radio Day, was proclaimed by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in November 2011 to highlight the importance of radio as a means of communication and to celebrate its contribution to promoting dialogue, tolerance and peace. Radio plays a significant role in the lives of people around the world, being a source of information, entertainment and education. It is a means of communication that can reach the most remote areas and can influence peoples lives in a positive way. Since its creation, Radio has fascinated the world and had immediate social, economic, military and cultural effects. Today, it is the way of information that reaches the widest audience worldwide and in the shortest possible time. And World Radio Day emphasizes the importance of freedom of expression and of access to information for all people, regardless of location or social condition.
In 2024, World Radio Day marks its centenary and the years theme is Radio: A century informing, entertaining and educating. In the anniversary message, UNESCO writes that “World Radio Day 2024 marks 100 years of radio, a period in which it has become the medium that is arguably closest to human hearts and minds, providing news, entertainment and education in all corners of the world.” Being 100 years old, radio is presented by UNESCO as an essential part of the lives of billions of people around the world. Every year, on this day, events and activities are organized around the world to highlight the crucial role of radio in modern society and to promote its fundamental values of information, education and human connection. And the stations of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Corporation present, on this occasion, interviews with journalists, media experts, teachers, personalities and listeners opinions. Radio Romanias programs include, this year as well, debates about the future of radio and recordings of the European Broadcasting Union, and bring internationally renowned Romanian musicians to the fore.
Moreover, the UNESCO declaration dedicated to World Radio Day, entitled “Radio, the trusted guide in a changing world” can be found on the websites of all the stations of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Corporation, including that of Radio Romania International. We are honored to celebrate the Radio for everything it means every day: provider of news, music, education, entertainment, source of inspiration and stimulator of imagination, Radio Romania announces. For all the good things that radio offers us, we wish Radio Many Happy Returns of the Day! (LS)
Hi everyone,
In Listeners Letterbox last
week we selected a number of contributions from our listeners, many of whom
still referred to the highlight event of February – World Radio Day.
We also good quite a few
reception reports signaling technical feedback as well as few commentaries on
our programmes. A selection of these is available below.
Wishing you all a Happy
World Radio Day 2023! Radio is indeed a media addiction to which can only leave
one with authentic information, news, high quality of entertainment and a
peaceful mind as well. Do keep up the good works!
(Prithwiraj Purkayastha, India)
World Radio Day is a
celebration of the role of radio as a means of communication and expression. It
is important to understand the role of radio and how it has helped people to
stay updated with the news. Especially in this age of Internet through Radio
streams it allows listeners to stay in touch with the outside world regardless
of age or location. Whether its news, current affairs, culture, education,
music, information, or knowledge, means whatever you want. On the radio,
everything is available.
World Radio Day 2023 is
celebrating on 13 February. Everyone should think of ways to celebrate this day
so that more people can be aware of the importance of radio. One should also
know the theme.
The importance of World
Radio Day is that it helps people to understand the power of radio as a device
that can unite the people, educate them, information and provide entertainment,
the celebration of World Radio Day 2023 is include different activities from
their worldwide listeners like exhibitions, special broadcasts, community
events, awards, online activities etc, Everyone has a Happy World Radio Day
2023.
(Amir Jameel, India)
Namaste!I would like to
convey my heart-felt best wishes and congratulations to all of you who work for
Radio Romania International and all the listeners on the occasion of the 12th
UNESCO World Radio Day under the theme of Radio and Peace celebrated today on
February 13.
It’s really encouraging to
see that in these times of uncertainty, the leadership of RRI has affirmed
radio’s role in assisting to reduce tensions, preventing conflicts and
fostering peace by acting as a tool for humanitarian communication.
In the union of friendship
and love, the sound of peace will resonate throughout the world. Let peace come
down to the heart of the violence-torn world.
Happy World Radio Day 2023!
(Rabi
Sankar Bosu, India)
After rediscovering
shortwave listening about a year ago, I eventually came across your programs in
English and French and quickly made them part of my listening routine, as often
as time and reception conditions allowed.
Hearing the news as told by
your station became especially important after the Russian invasion of Ukraine,
given your geographic proximity to the conflict. The different segments of your
broadcasts provide meaningful and fascinating insights into varying facets of
Romanian science, history, life and culture. It’s something I wouldn’t really
be able to hear anywhere else.
I listen with a modest
city-dweller’s setup: an MLA-30+ loop antenna used indoors connected to a
Tecsun PL-990x or an RSPdx software-defined radio. My equipment sometimes isn’t
enough to overcome challenging reception conditions when they occur – whether
it’s local RF interference, a temperamental sun, or both! – but I make do.
During the current B22
season, I listen to your English program mainly on 7410 kHz at 0400 UTC. It is
much more likely to be heard here than 6020 kHz during the same time period.
Although your French program at 0200 UTC isn’t directed at my location, I am
delighted whenever I can hear it. Again, 7410 kHz has been much more likely to
be received here than 5990 kHz.
In any event, many thanks
for your broadcasts. You are an important voice and I very much look forward to
hearing you whenever I can.
(Ricky Leong, Canada)
Today’s hit Let It Be
Good And Beautiful is message sounds really good! It was a nice sound
too, traditional but also modern!
The music performed by Radio
Romania’s Big Band was fantastic! It sounded really nice over short-wave too. I
immediately went back and listened to it again before moving on to the next
part of the show!! I normally don’t like jazz but the more mellow jazz like the
picks from this show I can’t help but adore! It was really nice to hear other
listeners’ opinions on the World Radio Day topic. Thank you for reading my
message out too! The Violin playing at the end was very impressive, a true
virtuoso for sure!
(Roseanna Lakeland, UK)
On February 13 we celebrated World Radio Day, this year under the UNESCOs slogan “Radio and Peace”, highlighting the role radio stations play as pillars of for conflict prevention and building peace.
Exploring this topic in the broader context of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine was a debate hosted by Radio Prague International, attended by journalists from Polskie Radio, Radio Canada International, SwissInfo and Radio Romania International.
You can listen to the full debate at the link below:
https://english.radio.cz/reporting-ukraine-spotlight-world-radio-day-8774978
VISIT – Bavaria’s minister-president,
Markus Söder, will visit Romania on Monday. The German official will meet
president Klaus Iohannis and Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă, the German Embassy
reports. Markus Söder will also hold talks with representatives of the German
minority in Romania and the Romanian-German Chamber of Commerce. On the
sidelines of his meeting with Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă, the two officials
will sign a joint statement aimed at expanding bilateral cooperation to such
fields as national security, IT, justice, cyber security, science and research,
economy, language, education and social.
QUAKE -
The death toll of the deadly February 6 earthquake exceeded 33,000 on Sunday
and risks doubling, the UN deputy Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs,
Martin Griffiths has warned. According to the UN official, who visited Turkey
on Saturday, the quake has killed over 24,000 people in Turkey and over 3,500
in Syria. The UN warns that at least 870 thousand people need warm meals in
Turkey and Syria. Some 26 million people have been affected by the quake, the
World Health Organization estimates. Turkey’s disaster agency says 32,000
people from Turkish organizations are working on search and rescue efforts.
Some 8,300 international rescuers are also contributing. On the other hand, the
Chargé d’Affaires of the European Union to Syria, Dan Stoenescu, told Reuters
on Sunday that the EU and Member States have raised €50 million to provide aid
and back rescue missions and first aid in both government-held and
rebel-controlled parts of Syria.
RELIEF -
The first train carrying relief materials from the EU’s reserve has left
Bucharest and is expected to arrive on Tuesday in quake-hit Turkey. According
to Raed Arafat, the head of the Department for Emergency Situations, the first
transport includes 1,200 tents, 8,000 beds, 2,200 mattresses and 4,800 pillows.
On Sunday, Romanian rescuers pulled a 35-year-old man from debris after a
12-hour straight operation, raising the total number of people saved to 6.
Romania has two search and rescue teams currently deployed to Turkey.
Additionally, volunteers from Constanța, including four search and rescue
experts with CERONAV (the Romanian Center for Training Naval Transport
Personnel), have left to the most affected areas and joined the Turkish
authorities in the city of Islahiye in an attempt to rescue people still
trapped beneath collapsed buildings.
EUROVISION – Theodor Andrei will represent
Romania at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest with his song D.G.T. (Off and on) after winning the national selection contest on
Saturday night. This year’s edition of Eurovision will be hosted by Liverpool,
UK on behalf of Ukraine, the country that won last year’s edition and which is
currently unable to host the contest due to the war. The semi-finals are
scheduled for May 9 and 11. Romania’s representative will compete in the second
semi-final. The final will be held on May 13. Organized since 1956, the
Eurovision Song Contest is one of the longest-standing and most watched TV
programs in the world. It is broadcast to Europe, Australia, Asia and the USA.
Romania’s best rankings in the Eurovision was third place in 2005 (Kyiv – Luminiţa
Anghel & Sistem) and 2010 (Oslo – Paula Seling and Ovi), and fourth place
in 2006 (Athens – Mihai Trăistariu).
WORLD RADIO
DAY – On World Radio Day, celebrated on February 13, Romanian artists will
express their support with war-torn Ukraine by sending a message of hope and
peace. Vocalists, the Radio Children’s Choir and the Radio Big Band will
interpret the song called Heal the World,
a reinterpretation of Michael Jackson’s famous 1991 single, written by the
Radio Big Band conductor Simona Strungaru. The song will be aired on all Radio
Romania stations in celebration of World Radio Day 2023.
HANDBALL
– The Romanian women’s handball club CSM Bucharest on Sunday lost 28-26 to Krim
Mercator Ljubljana of Slovenia away from home in the last fixture of Champions
League Group A. CSM thus missed the opportunity of ranking first in the group
tables. The team has secured qualification to the quarterfinals, where it will
play the winner of the match pitting Brest Bretagne Handball of France against
Team Esbjerg of Denmark. Also on Sunday, in its last Group B fixture, Romanian
champions CS Rapid Bucharest won 27-22 against RK Lokomotiva Zagreb. Rapid
qualified to the playoffs, where it will play Krim Ljubljana. The winner of
this match will then play the defending champions Vipers Kristiansand of Norway
in the quarterfinals. (VP)
Greetings on World Radio Day 2023 with the theme of Peace.
As all other things in life radio can be used for the best or for the worst.
Spreading false news or real news. The Russian attach on Ukraine has made this
clear. It is obvious that the task of the radio is to give real news
about life, whether you like them or not. Cruel actions are not acceptable,
whether they are done by you friends or by your enemies. That can be a
difficult balance also why it can be difficult to verify so called facts.
Telling the truth will in the long run give basis for peace. (Hans Verner Lollike)
The Russian attack on Ukraine has now been going on
for almost a year. Nobody really believed that something like this could happen
in Europe. The independent public service radio stations have provided
excellent coverage of events in Ukraine but it is a fact that a radio service
under the direct control of a government can be used to further the goals of a
small group of people as in this case in Russia. A radio station can easily
loose its editorial independence and become the mouthpiece of a dictatorial
régime. There are numerous cases of exactly this. Not only can a radio service
be restricted to voicing the policies and opinions of a dictatorship but
journalists wanting to portray the truth are likely to find other employment.
In the case of Russia, any criticism of government policies or the attack on
Ukraine can lead to a prison term. Even to mention the word WAR can have that
effect. This it is of vital importance to have access to
independent public service radio stations which are totally free from
government control. Their reporting will give the audiences the information
needed to form an opinion about what is actually going on in the world thus
helping create an environment of peace and stability. Journalists and reporters are already doing a great
job in reporting on what goes on in today’s world and they all need our support
as it can sometimes be difficult and in some cases even dangerous as there are
forces wanting to prevent factual and independent reporting. (Christer Brunstrom, Sweden)
I feel that radio, and short-wave in particular,
have a role in providing peace across the world especially in times of
conflict. For citizens on both sides of a conflict, entertainment through Music
or Talk Shows can take the listeners mind to a different place away from the
scary situation they are in and give them momentary relief from the stress they
are in. (Roseanna Lakeland, UK)
Shortwave radio presents a unique opportunity to engage
listeners and build the pathways for understanding other cultures. Like reading
a book, listening to the radio involves just one sense. Thus it is possible for
the undistracted listener to be completely immersed in the broadcast. If
the broadcast is educational, cultural and fact based the listener may devote
100% of their attention to that show. If encouraged, the listener may
also request a QSL which is a valuable opportunity for the broadcaster to
communicate with them again. The listener’s curiosity may be piqued
about a certain subject which they can later research. Or they may store
away their colorful QSLs and/or pleasant memories of tuning in to a
far away station until they have a chance to visit the country they
spent so many hours listening to. Just as the author of a good book can form a
lifelong bond with the reader, so can shortwave radio. I am amazed at the
number of listeners who started with shortwave half a century ago and are often
featured on DX program segments. DXers frequently mourn long gone radio
stations as they do close friends who have passed on. Shortwave radio is a
powerful medium that can emotionally connect with listeners for many decades. Shortwave radio can vastly broaden the horizons of
individuals around the world. Radios are relatively inexpensive and
broadcasts reach every point on the globe. Powerful broadcasts cross
international borders with ease. Radio frequently offers a voice that is
different than what the listener hears in their local community. That can lead
to a deeper understanding of distant countries and cultures. Better understanding
and the freedom to hear new ideas is a building block for the antonym of war;
peace. (Timothy Brockett, USA)
The use of electromagnetic waves to transmit sounds over
long distances turned out to be an extremely efficient and cheap way of
transmitting information. What is more, radio messages ensure the comfort of
reception, because they do not require the involvement of the sense of sight,
which is why the radio can be listened to by both the driver on the
road and the farmer in the field. The spoken word remains an attractive
means of conveying information and providing entertainment. Broadcasts, debates
and radio podcasts successfully compete for the attention of listeners with
internet media, television and the press. Living in peace and a sense of
security is a basic human right. Unfortunately, it is constantly violated.
Radio may be an effective tool for fostering both peace and the dissemination
of false information. Radio plays a significant role in dispute mediation.
Through the distribution of information about each group’s viewpoints, radio
can mitigate conflicts between competing groups or races. Radio can enable competing
parties communicate with one another and find a peaceful solution to their
differences. In other words, radio has unlimited possibilities to build bridges
between people, but it can also become a powerful tool for sharing lies. (Pavel Nikodym, Poland)
Il 13 febbraio si celebra la Giornata Mondiale della Radio. « La radio e la pace » è il tema del 2023, che segna la 12/a edizione della celebrazione. La guerra come il contrario della pace presuppone un conflitto armato tra paesi o gruppi, ma si può tradurre anche tramite un conflitto delle narrazioni mediatiche. La narrazione può potenziare le tensioni oppure fornire le condizioni mantenere la pace in un certo contesto: «…poiché le guerre hanno inizio nella mente degli uomini, è nella mente che bisogna costruire le difese della pace ».
In occasione della Giornata Mondiale della Radio, vi invitiamo, carissimi amici, a inviarci brevi messaggi scritti o vocali dedicati al tema proposto nel 2023 all’indirizzo ital@rri.ro oppure su pe WhatsApp al numero 0040 744 312 650. I più interessanti contributi verranno inclusi nelle nostre trasmissioni speciali e pubblicati sul nostro sito e sulle reti sociali. Vi ringraziamo per la vostra gentile attenzione!
Like other broadcasters across the globe, Radio Romania International also celebrated World Radio Day on 13th February. First established by UNESCO in 2011, this celebration was an opportunity this year to promote the idea of diversity.
RRI aired a special show hosted by Radio Canada International together with other international partners, such as Radio Romania International, Radio Prague International, Radio Poland and Swissinfo. Journalists from these stations discussed various issues related to diversity, whether in the newsroom or on airwaves.
Per la Comunità Radiotelevisiva Italofona, la diversità è sempre stata un valore. Così la sua segretaria generale, Maria du Bessé, del Dipartimento Relazioni Istituzionali e Internazionali della RAI, in collegamento con Radio Romania Internazionale in occasione della Giornata Mondiale della Radio, che nel 2020 celebra la diversità. Nel 2011, l’UNESCO ha proclamato il 13 febbraio come Giornata Mondiale della Radio, per celebrare questo mezzo di comunicazione e rafforzare la cooperazione internazionale tra le varie emittenti. E’ stato scelto il 13 febbraio perchè in quel giorno del 1946 nasceva la radio delle Nazioni Unite. Quest’anno, tutti i Paesi sono incoraggiati a festeggiare World Radio Day tramite la diversità: sostenere il pluralismo alla radio, in modo che vi sia una combinazione di media pubblici, privati e comunitari, e promuovere la diversità dei contenuti editoriali e dei tipi di programmi per riflettere la varietà del pubblico.
La Comunità Radiotelevisiva Italofona è un ottimo esempio di unità nella diversità, raggruppando emittenti provenienti da vari Paesi, collegate tra di esse dal filo magico della lingua italiana: Radio Rai, Radio Vaticana, Radiotelevisione Svizzera Italiana, Radio Capodistria, RTV San Marino, TV 2000, Radio Romania Internazionale, Radio Colonia, PBS Malta, le emittenti pubbliche di Croazia, Albania e Montenegro, Radio Atene, Radio ICN New York, RAE Argentina, accanto a Italradio e Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso e tanti amici, tra cui l’Accademia della Crusca, la Società Dante Alighieri e le Università per stranieri di Perugia e Siena. La radio stessa è sempre un mezzo magico, grazie alla capacità tutta sua di creare immagini attraverso le parole, il che porta ad un contatto speciale e immediato con chi ascolta, dice ancora la segretaria generale della Comunità Radiotelevisiva Italofona, Maria du Bessé, ricordando che Radio Romania, attraverso Radio Romania Internazionale, rappresenta un membro storico dell’associazione, partecipando in maniera molto attiva alle sue iniziative.
E World Radio Day costituisce un’ottima opportunità di passare in rassegna i progetti della CRI con la sua segretaria generale. Nel 2019, hanno riscosso grande successo le due coproduzioni – Poesia ultim’ora: la poesia alla radio e In cammino nel Parco dell’Appia Antica – un palcoscenico unico al mondo. I progetti andranno avanti, assicura Maria du Bessé, anticipando alcune iniziative che verranno lanciate nel 2020 e rivolgendo, a nome della CRI e del presidente Maurizio Canetta, i migliori auguri in occasione della Giornata Mondiale della Radio.
Una diversità di approccio è vissuta nel proprio quotidiano anche da Swissinfo, la rete online internazionale della radiotelevisione pubblica della Svizzera, che vanta una lunga storia, risalente al 1935: dieci redazioni con dieci lingue e culture diverse, che forniscono in maniera equilibrata informazioni sulla Svizzera al pubblico straniero e agli oltre 700.000 svizzeri che vivono all’estero, dando voce a tutte le parti, come ha spiegato a Radio Romania Internazionale Daniele Mariani, giornalista della redazione italofona di Swissinfo. Quindi, un piccolo mondo in miniatura, che permette una diversità dei punti di vista su quello che accade in Svizzera. Il plurilinguismo e la struttura federalista di questo Paese conferiscono diversità anche al paesaggio mediatico, aggiunge Daniele Mariani, accennando anche al progetto editoriale Sounds of…, realizzato in partenariato da Swissinfo, Radio Romania Internazionale, Radio Praga, Radio Polonia e Radio Canada International.
Si tratta di un’altra iniziativa che vede coinvolta Radio Romania Internazionale per far meglio conoscere il Paese nel mondo, rendendola una realtà irrinunciabile sotto profilo culturale ed educativo, come la definisce il direttore dell’Accademia di Romania in Roma, prof.univ.dr. Rudolf Dinu. Rivolgendo i migliori auguri alla nostra emittente, a nome della prestigiosa istituzione culturale, il prof. Rudolf Dinu ha fatto riferimento all’ottima collaborazione con Radio Romania Internazionale che, attraverso i suoi programmi, riflette le iniziative delle rappresentanze dell’Istituto Culturale Romeno all’estero, che hanno la missione fondamentale di promuovere la cultura romena e l’immagine del Paese nel mondo.
Un messaggio di auguri per World Radio Day ci arriva anche dal direttore dell’Istituto Romeno di Cultura e Ricerca Umanistica di Venezia, prof. univ.dr. Grigore Arbore Popescu, collaboratore di lunga data del servizio pubblico di Bucarest. Dopo il 1989, nel nuovo contesto democratico, Radio Romania è diventata l’istituzione princeps nella diffusione dell’informazione di primissima ora, di grande importanza politica, sociale e culturale, ha detto il prof. Grigore Arbore nel suo messaggio.
Da parte sua, Luigi Cobisi, segretario generale di Italradio, il portale della radiofonia internazionale in lingua italiana, ha ricordato che Radio Romania Internazionale mantiene tutti i modi di diffusione, sia quelli nuovi come l’internet o le reti sociali, che le onde corte che definisce come un backup, in quanto sono in funzione anche in casi di calamità o altre difficoltà. Italradio, che nel 2020 ha scelto di celebrare il 13 febbraio con un evento ospitato dall’Università di Pisa, raddoppia gli auguri anche per la voce del suo coordinatore scientifico, Paolo Morandotti.
Buona Giornata Mondiale della Radio a tutti e grazie per la profonda e proficua amicizia!
Budget — The draft budget law and the draft national insurance budget law for 2019 started being debated on Wednesday in Parliament’s plenary sitting. They received the favorable approval in the Parliament’s expert committees. As compared to the form proposed by the Government, cuts were operated on the budgets for the Finance Ministry, the Romanian Intelligence Service and the Security and Protection Service. The Education and Transport ministries received more money for investments. The budget is based on a 5.5% economic growth rate, a budget deficit of 2.5% and a GDP of more than 200 billion Euros.
Central Bank — The European Central Bank officials reminded the Romanian authorities, in a letter sent to Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici that they should have consulted with the European institution before adopting the emergency ordinance that provides for the introduction of a tax on bank assets. According to the European legislation, the national authorities are bound to consult with the European Central Bank officials in relation to any draft law that is in the institution’s domain of competence, among which laws applicable to financial institutions, to the extent to which they significantly influence the stability of financial institutions and markets. The European institution claims the emergency ordinance was not accompanied by an assessment of its impact on the banking sector, and in the absence of such a document, there is the risk for the tax to impact the stability of the banking system. Recently other international financial institutions have also sent letters to the Romanian government in relation to the aforementioned tax, in which they expressed their concern with the new plans targeting the banking system.
Protests — Hundreds of taxi drivers protested Wednesday in front of the government headquarters in Bucharest against the alternative services offered by means of online platforms which they consider unfair competition. They called on the government to come up with clear and strict legislation in the field that should oblige car-sharing service providers to observe the regulations on passenger transportation. Similar protests are taking place in other cities of Romania. The Confederation of Authorized Operators and Transporters in Romania threaten to stage a large-scale protest on February 27 and 28, if the taxi drivers’ claims are not met. The Confederation threatens to block the city of Bucharest with buses, minibuses and taxis brought from the entire country.
World Radio Day — “Dialogue, tolerance and peace” is the theme of this year’s World Radio Day which was marked on February 13. The event was meant to promote international cooperation among broadcasters and to encourage access to information by means of radio stations. World Radio Day was set up in 2011 at the 36th UNESCO conference. On February 13, 1946 the first broadcast of the UNESCO radio station was aired. For Radio Romania, World Radio Day 2019 was celebrated in the context in which the institution is one of the official broadcasters of the Romanian presidency of the Council of the EU.
Tennis — World no. 3 Simona Halep defeated on Wednesday the Ukrainian Lesia Ţurenko (24 WTA) in two sets, 6-2, 6-3 in the eighth finals of the WTA tournament in Doha, Qatar. This win will bring Halep on the second position in the WTA ranking starting on Monday. Another Romanian, Mihaela Buzarnescu, was eliminated on Tuesday in Doha by Latvian Jelena Ostapenko. (Translated by Elena Enache)
Obwohl es heutzutage an der Seite der neuen Medien eine sekundäre Bedeutung bekommen zu haben scheint, wird das Radio immer noch als eine der wichtigsten Erfindungen der Menschheit angesehen. Die Übertragung von Signalen durch elektromagnetische Wellen war von Anfang an faszinierend. Die Informationsrevolution, die durch die Entstehung des Radios dank der Erfinder Guglielmo Marconi und Nikola Tesla hervorgerufen wurde, war zwar nicht so anerkannt wie die industrielle Revolution, spielte jedoch in Konfliktzeiten und zur Friedenszeit eine wesentliche Rolle. Mihai Coman, Gründungsprofessor der Fakultät für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft der Universität Bukarest, dazu:
Auch wenn andere neue Medien erfunden wurden, hat das Radio diese Fähigkeit der Nähe, und auf diese Weise verbinden sich die Menschen leichter mit den Inhalten des Radios. Ab jetzt betreten wir einen Bereich der Inhalte, der von jedem einzelnen Sender abhängt. Im Wesentlichen sollte der öffentliche Rundfunk ein korrekter Informationsfaktor sein und dadurch ein Entspannungsfaktor — wenn Konfliktsituationen oder die Möglichkeit eines Konflikts auftreten — und eine Atmosphäre der Toleranz schaffen. Natürlich sind die Dinge von Situation zu Situation unterschiedlich und hängen von der Politik der einzelnen Sender ab.“
Wie jedes Jahr hat die UNESCO auch für diesen Weltradiotag ein Thema vorgeschlagen, das für die heutige Welt von Interesse ist. In einer Zeit, in der die Gesellschaft zunehmend von nationalistischen Tendenzen oder populistischem Diskurs dominiert wird, sind Dialog, Toleranz und Frieden die Werte, die der Weltradiotag auf der ganzen Welt fördert. Zurück am Mikrophon Mihai Coman:
Es ist im Geiste der UNESCO und basiert natürlich auf der Prämisse, dass dort, wo Dialog und Kommunikation existieren, die Chancen größer sind, eine Atmosphäre der Toleranz zu schaffen, so dass weniger Konflikte entstehen. Somit schafft es Frieden. Das wäre der Grund dieser Thematik. Die Geschichte der Neuzeit zeigt, dass es viele Situationen gegeben hat, in denen Kommunikationsinstrumente zwar vorhanden waren, jedoch keine Anstrengungen in Richtung Toleranz unternommen wurden. Wir machen nicht das Radio dafür verantwortlich, aber es gibt diese Tendenz, die für Social-Media-Streams spezifisch ist, die die emotionale Seite betonen. Somit wir ein Diskurs bevorzugt, der derartige Reaktionen auslöst.“
Wir habe Iris Constantin, Kommunikationsexpertin des rumänischen Landesausschusses für die UNESCO, gefragt, welche Veranstaltungen am Weltradiotag stattfinden werden:
Zwei Radiosender senden Live-Programme: das UNESCO-Radio, ein temporärer Radiosender für den Weltradiotag, und Radio France Internationale. Eine öffentlich zugängliche Veranstaltung findet in der UNESCO-Zentrale in Paris statt. Zehn Workshops werden angeboten, um praktische Erfahrungen in der Radioproduktion zu sammeln. Die Registrierung ist obligatorisch und kann auf der UNESCO-Website vorgenommen werden. In Workshops werden Themen wie Schreiben fürs Radio, Tonaufzeichnung, Tonbearbeitung, Jingle-Aufnahme, Podcasting, Moderation einer Talkshow, Internetradio und Förderung des Radios über soziale Netzwerke behandelt.“
Ebenfalls am 13. Februar werden die Radioproduktionen für den Weltradiotag prämiert. Rundfunkveranstalter auf der ganzen Welt werden ermutigt, das für diese Ausgabe vorgeschlagene Thema zu besprechen. Mit Details Iris Constantin:
Es gibt auch einen Weltradiotag-Preiswettbewerb. Radiosender sind aufgerufen, eine für den Weltradiotag spezifische Radioproduktion oder eine Tonproduktion im Rahmen eines wiederkehrenden Programms ihres Senders zum Thema »Dialog, Toleranz und Frieden« zu erstellen. Darüber hinaus stellte die UNESCO Rundfunkanstalten kostenlose Ressourcen zur Verfügung. Dazu gehören Werbe-Jingles in den sechs offiziellen Sprachen der Vereinten Nationen und andere Arten von Inhalten, mit denen der Weltradiotag auf Wellenlängen und sozialen Netzwerken gefördert werden kann.“
Der Weltradiotag feiert auf Initiative der UNESCO ein Masseninformationsinstrument, das allen zugänglich ist, das sich ständig neu zu erfinden scheint. Ein Instrument der Information, Bildung, Kultur, Meinungsfreiheit und öffentlichen Debatten, dessen Zukunft Mihai Coman so zusammenfasst:
Ich blicke in die Vergangenheit, wenn ich über die Zukunft nachdenken würde. Was sagt uns die Vergangenheit? Dass, als die neuen Medien auftauchten, alle dachten, dass die alten Medien ersetzt würden, verschwinden würden. Tatsächlich lebten die Medien miteinander fort, und die alten traditionellen Medien — die Presse, als das Radio erschien, die Printmedien, als der Fernseher erschien — passten sich an die Funktionsweise der neuen Medien an. Ich denke also, dass das heutige Radio, das mittlerweile auch einen Online-Auftritt hat und auch auf Facebook sendet, sich an alles anpasst, was für die neuen Medien spezifisch ist, und somit seine Funktion und Zukunft sichert.“
Radio Rumänien bedeutet als Radiosender von Weltformat drei nationale Sender — Radio Rumänien Aktuell, Radio Rumänien Kultur und Radio Rumänien Dorfantenne — sowie internationale Rundfunksendungen über Radio Rumänien International, auf Rumänisch, Aromunisch, was ein Dialekt der rumänischen Sprache ist, und 11 Fremdsprachen, Regionalstudios, Radio Rumänien Chişinău, ein Radiosender, der ausschließlich der klassischen Musik gewidmet ist — Radio Rumänien Musik, Radio3Net Florian Pittiş“, der ausschließlich online sendet, die Presseagentur RADOR, der Casa Radio“-Verlag, Orchester, Chöre und Solisten sowie die Nationale Hörspiel-Redaktion. Radio Rumänien bedeutet auch die jährliche Buchmesse GAUDEAMUS, das Radio-Orchester-Festival RadiRo“ und das Grand Prix Nova“- Hörspielfestival.
Budget — The draft budget law and the draft national insurance budget law for 2019 started being debated Wednesday in the plenum of Parliament. They received the favorable approval in the Parliament’s expert committees. In a 17-hour meeting, MPs approved the funds allotted to the main authorizing officers and the projects that will benefit from funding in 2019. As compared to the form proposed by the Government, cuts were operated on the budgets for the Finance Ministry, the Romanian Intelligence Service and the Security and Protection Service. The Education and Transport ministries received more money for investments. The budget is based on a 5.5% economic growth rate, a budget deficit of 2.5% and a GDP of more than 200 billion Euros.
ECB — The European Central Bank officials reminded the Romanian authorities, in a letter sent to finance minister Eugen Teodorovici, that they should have consulted with the European institution before adopting the emergency ordinance that provides for the introduction of a tax on bank assets. According to European legislation, the national authorities are bound to consult with the ECB officials in relation to any draft law that is in the institution’s domain of competence, among which laws applicable to financial institutions, to the extent to which they significantly influence the stability of financial institutions and markets. The European institution claims the emergency ordinance was not accompanied by an assessment of its impact on the banking sector, and in the absence of such a document, there is the risk for the tax to impact the stability of the banking system. Recently other international financial institutions have also sent letters to the Romanian government in relation to the aforementioned tax, in which they expressed their concern with the new plans targeting the banking system.
Protests — Hundreds of taxi drivers are protesting today in front of the government headquarters in Bucharest against the alternative services offered by means of online platforms which they consider unfair competition. They are calling on the government to come up with clear and strict legislation in the field that should oblige car-sharing service providers to observe the regulations on passenger transportation. Similar protests are taking place in other cities of Romania. The Confederation of Authorized Operators and Transporters in Romania threaten to stage a large-scale protest rally on February 27 and 28, if the taxi drivers’ claims are not met. The Confederation threatens to block the city of Bucharest with buses, minibuses and taxis brought from the entire country.
World Radio Day — ‘Dialogue, tolerance and peace’ is the theme of this year’s World Radio Day which is marked on February 13. The event is meant to promote international cooperation among broadcasters and to encourage access to information by means of radio stations. World Radio Day was set up in 2011 at the 36th UNESCO conference. On February 13, 1946 the first broadcast of the UNESCO radio station was aired. For Radio Romania, World Radio Day 2019 is celebrated in the context in which the institution is one of the official broadcasters of the Romanian presidency of the Council of the EU.
Tennis — The Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, top seeded and world’s no. 3 player, is taking on today the Ukrainian Lesia Ţurenko (24 WTA) in the eighth finals of the WTA tournament in Doha, Qatar. The tournament has prizes up for grabs worth around 900 thousand dollars. Simona Halep has won all the previous 5 matches against Ţurenko, her latest win being in 2018 in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati tournament. Mihaela Buzarnescu was eliminated on Tuesday in Doha by Latvian Jelena Ostapenko. (translation by L. Simion)
Liebe Freunde, herzlich willkommen zur Hörerpostsendung von RRI!
In dieser zu Ende gehenden Woche, genauer gesagt am 13. Februar, wurde erneut der World Radio Day — der Welttag des Radios begangen. Die Initiative geht auf die spanische Rundfunkakademie zurück, seit 2012 hat die UNESCO den 13. Februar zum weltweiten Tag des Radios ausgerufen. Das diesjährige Thema lautete Radio und Sport“ oder Sport im Radio“, denn man kann das aus beiden Perspektiven sehen: die Bedeutung des Radios für die Popularität der Sportereignisse bzw. den Stellenwert der Sportsendungen im Rundfunk.
Schon bald nach den Anfängen des Rundfunks spielten Live-Übertragungen von Konzerten und Sportereignissen eine wichtige Rolle. Dabei war Fußball schon damals der Königssport. Die erste Fußball-Live-Sendung strahlte die BBC am 22. Januar 1927 aus — es ging um das Spiel Arsenal gegen Sheffield United. Die erste live übertragene Sportsendung im Rumänischen Rundfunk war ebenfalls ein Fußballspiel: das Länderspiel Rumänien-Jugoslawien im Balkan-Pokal am 11. Juni 1933.
Auch heute spielen Sportübertragungen eine wichtige Rolle in den Medien, allerdings ist heute das Fernsehen das beliebteste Medium dafür. Auch in Rumänien gibt es mehrere private und Pay-TV-Sender, die einem alle möglichen Sportereignisse aus vielen Sportarten rund um die Uhr ins Haus oder auf mobile Geräte bringen.
Doch zurück zum Radio. Für den diesjährigen Welttag des Radios hatten wir folgende Frage unter die Hörer sämtlicher Sprachredaktionen gebracht: Welche Sportthemen interessieren Sie und über worüber sollte RRI mehr berichten?“
Das Interesse der Hörer der deutschsprachigen Programme für Sportberichte scheint mäßig bis unbedeutend zu sein. So etwa schrieb uns Fritz Andorf aus Deutschland:
Nun, meine Stellungnahme dazu fällt kurz aus: Sport bei RRI interessiert mich eigentlich am wenigsten von allen Programmen. Dazu kenne ich die rumänischen Sportler viel zu wenig.
Vielen Dank für das Feedback, lieber Herr Andorf. Es stimmt allerdings auch, dass Rumänien nicht mehr in vielen Sportarten Weltklasse zeigt. Im Fußball sowieso nicht, aber ich finde es schade, dass die meisten Menschen — zumindest in Europa — heutzutage auf Fußball fixiert sind. Dabei gibt es so viele andere Sportarten, die fesselnd sein können. Und zumindest im Turnen, Tennis und Handball hat Rumänien immer noch einige Weltstars.
Einen Gruß zum World Radio Day schickte uns auch Bernd Seiser aus Deutschland. Dabei zitierte er eine Verlautbarung des Verbands Privater Rundfunk- und Telemedien (VPRT):
Am 13. Februar 2018 wird weltweit zum siebten Mal der Welttag des Radios der Vereinten Nationen und der UNESCO begangen, der den Beitrag des Radios zur demokratischen Debatte durch Information, Unterhaltung und Interaktion der Hörer herausstellt. In diesem Jahr steht der Welttag unter dem Motto Radio & Sports“ und unterstreicht die Bedeutung der Übertragung und Berichterstattung von Sportereignissen im Radio weltweit. Sport ist emotional, vielfältig und begeistert die Massen. Das Radio transportiert diese Emotionen und Begeisterung nach Hause oder für den mobilen Empfang unterwegs, auf vielfältigen Übertragungswegen und auf unterschiedlichste Empfangsgeräte. Insbesondere in einem Jahr mit Sportgroßereignissen wie den Olympischen Winterspielen in Pyeongchang oder der FIFA Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft in Russland, aber auch für die regionale und lokale Sportberichterstattung kommt dem Radio eine einzigartige Bedeutung und Informationsrelevanz zu.
Klaus Schunk, Vorsitzender des Fachbereichs Radio und Audiodienste im VPRT und Geschäftsführer von Radio Regenbogen, sagt: Radio verbindet die Menschen, auch die Fans. Nicht nur bei Sportgroßereignissen wie den Olympischen Spielen ist das Radio eine wichtige Informationsquelle für die Bevölkerung. Gerade mit seinen Berichten, Reportagen und Informationen zum Sport in den Regionen stiftet das Radio regionale Identität und wird dafür von seinen Hörern geliebt.“
Das Radio zählt zu den meistgenutzten Medien. In Deutschland hören über 90 Prozent der Personen ab 14 Jahren regelmäßig Radio und die durchschnittliche Hördauer beträgt weit über drei Stunden täglich. Radio gilt europaweit als Medium, dem die Menschen am meisten Vertrauen entgegenbringen. Laut einer Erhebung des Eurobarometer 86 hatte das Radio in 21 der 33 untersuchten Länder jeweils den höchsten Netto-Vertrauensindex.
Vielen Dank für die Zusendung dieser Zeilen, lieber Bernd.
Unser Hörer Hans Verner Lollike aus Dänemark schrieb dem Englischen Sprachdienst und bekundete sein Interesse für Sportsendungen bei Auslandssendern:
Wenn ich meinen Empfänger einschalte, um internationale Radiosender zu hören, möchte ich sehr wohl die Ergebnisse der wichtigsten Wettbewerbe und Meisterschaften im jeweiligen Land erfahren und auch, warum bestimmte Sportler gewinnen und anderen wiederum verlieren. Ich würde auch gerne mehr darüber erfahren, welche Rolle Spitzensportler in Ihrem Land spielen und wie beliebt sie sind.
Aus Russland schrieb uns Sergej Besenkow, der die Rolle des Radios hervorhob:
Entlang seiner Geschichte hat das Radio eine wichtige Rolle im tagtäglichen Leben der Menschen gespielt. Heute strahlen die Sender ihre Programme rund um die Uhr aus und es gibt Spartensender: Musiksender, Nachrichtensender, Sportsender. Doch vor nicht allzu langer Zeit versammelten sich ganze Familien vor dem Radioapparat, um gebannt einem Hörspiel zu lauschen. Man erinnere sich nur an Krieg der Welten“ von H.G. Wells, als viele Leute tatsächlich glaubten, dass die Außerirdischen gelandet seien. Solch eine Macht hatte damals das Radio. In der heutigen Epoche der neuen Technologie ändert sich auch die Rolle des Radios. Trotz der veränderten Rolle hat das Radio aber nicht an Bedeutung eingebüßt — auch heute kann das Radio seine Hörer Tag und Nacht begleiten. Egal wie sich die Menschheit verändern wird: Das Radio bleibt ein Teil unseres Lebens, weil es der einfachste Weg ist, Informationen zu verbreiten. Und wer informiert ist, regiert die Welt.
Der rumänische Rundfunk hat nach dem Krieg immer von den Olympischen Sommerspielen berichtet, beginnend mit Olympia 1952 in Helsinki. Die Information gelangte somit schneller zu den Sportfreunden als über den längeren Weg der Fernschreiber in den Redaktionen der Printmedien. Zu den meistgehörten und langlebigsten Sportsendungen des Rumänischen Rundfunks gehörte die Reihe Fußball Minute um Minute“. Die Sendung wurde zum ersten Mal am 22. November 1965 ausgestrahlt, Millionen Hörer waren jedes Mal zugeschaltet. Dazu schrieb uns Jiang Wenfeng aus China:
Vielleicht wissen heute nicht mehr viele Menschen, dass in Zeiten, als es das Fernsehen noch nicht gab, Sportwettbewerbe im Radio übertragen wurden. Insbesondere Fußballfans konnten so den Tabellenstand und die Atmo im Stadion mitbekommen. Man kann also sagen, dass der Rundfunk einen wesentlichen Beitrag zur Entwicklung und zur Verbreitung des Sports geleistet hat.
Eine ähnliche Meinung hat auch unser Hörer Christer Brunström aus Schweden. Obwohl das Fernsehen von Anfang an Sportfreunde fasziniert hat, sind viele trotzdem auch dem Radio treugeblieben, insbesondere weil für viele die Stimmen der Kommentatoren so vertraut klangen:
Radio und Sport haben eine lange gemeinsame Geschichte. Noch vor dem Aufkommen des Fernsehens hat das Radio eine breite Palette an Nachrichten und Berichterstattung über sportliche Events angeboten. In Schweden war ein Pionier der Sportübertragungen der beliebte Kommentator Sven Jarring. Heute gibt viele Spartensender, die rund um die Uhr Sportprogramme senden, eine Vorschau auf kommende Events bieten, Kommentare, Debatten und vieles mehr. Es ist unglaublich, wieviel Raum Sportkommentare in den Programmen einnehmen. Ein Sportjournalist, der z.B. ein Fußballspiel kommentiert, muss einen großen Aufwand an Energie aufbringen, um den Enthusiasmus ins Haus der Zuhörer zu transportieren. Das ist alles andere als leicht!
Die Zeilen unseres Hörers aus Schweden werfen auch die Frage auf, welche Qualifikation ein Sportkommentator haben muss. Soll es ein Insider sein, also ein erfahrener Journalist, der gute Kontakte zur Sportwelt hat? Oder ein ehemaliger Sportler, der nach Ende seiner Karriere eine neue Laufbahn als Journalist einschlägt? Diese Frage lässt sich nicht eindeutig beantworten, es muss aber auf jeden Fall der richtige Mensch am richtigen Platz sein.
1940 hat der rumänische Rundfunk das Freundschaftsspiel Italien-Rumänien live aus Rom übertragen. Kommentiert hat das Fußball-Länderspiel kein anderer als der Trainer der rumänischen Nationalmannschaft, Virgil Economu. Da damals nicht viele Menschen einen Radioapparat besaßen, wurden an vielen öffentlichen Plätzen, beispielsweise in Parks, Lautsprecher installiert. Die Italiener gewannen damals mit 2-1, der Nationaltrainer und Kommentator wurde danach kritisiert, aber nicht für seine Leistung als Sportjournalist, sondern für die schwache Verteidigung der rumänischen Mannschaft.
Ein weiterer Hörer aus Indien hob die friedfertige Rolle des Sports in der Verständigung der Nationen hervor. Folgende Zeilen schickte uns Mahesh Jain zum Thema Sport im Radio“:
Mit diesem Thema hat die UNESCO eine Facette des Radios sichtbar gemacht, die sowohl den Geist des Wettbewerbs als auch die Kooperation heraufbeschwören, den Kampf, aber auch die Eintracht zwischen Sportlern und Nationen. Damit hat die UNESCO ein gute Wahl getroffen, den Sport vereint Gemeinschaften, ermutigt die Teilnahme, fördert Inklusion und inspiriert den guten Willen.
Ausgehend von den Zeilen unseres indischen Hörers muss man auch kritische Aspekte ansprechen. Laut der Webseite des World Radio Day haben nur 4% der erfolgreichen Geschichten im Sport Frauen im Mittelpunkt, obwohl es viel mehr weibliche Sportler gibt, die mindestens genauso viel Aufmerksamkeit wie ihre männlichen Kollegen verdienen. Und nur 7% der Sportjournalisten weltweit sind Frauen.
Zum Schluss verlese ich die Zeilen der italienischen Journalistin Loredana Cornero, Generalsekretärin der italienischsprachigen Rundfunkgemeinschaft:
Ich betrachte die Zukunft des Radios mit viel Optimismus. Man denke nur an die Probleme, die die soziale Netzwerke mit sich bringen: Fakenews, Anstiftung zu Hass und Gewalt, das gefährliche und manchmal tragische Potential solcher Meldungen — insbesondere bei Jugendlichen. Gerade bei dieser Krise bleibt das Radio der König unter den Kommunikationsmitteln. Jedes Mal, wenn ein neues Massenmedium gerade Spitzenwerte einfährt, werden Radio und Fernsehen immer wieder totgesagt. Dem ist nicht so. Das Radio bleibt trotz seines Alters ewig jung. Und gerade die Ehe zwischen Sport und Radio ist besonders langlebig. Jeder kann sich an legendäre Sportübertragungen erinnern, insbesondere wenn es um Fußball geht. Das Radio begleitet jeden überall und bietet durch die Kraft der Worte unvergleichbare Emotionen. Das ist auch in diesen Tagen gewährleistet, wozu die Olympischen Spiele beitragen.
Liebe Freunde, das war’s für heute. Ganz zum Schluss die Postliste:
Briefe trafen diese Woche nicht ein. E-Mails und Feedback im Online-Formular erhielten wir bis Freitagabend von: Maksim Sabytow (RU), Friedrich Albert (A), Reinhard Schumann (SE) sowie aus Deutschland von Anna und Bernd Seiser, Fritz Andorf, Peter Vaegler, Herbert Jörger und von jemandem, der sich nur Ruprecht nannte.
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Chers amis, le 13 février a été déclaré par l’UNESCO Journée Mondiale de la Radio (World Radio Day – WRD) et cette année elle arrive à sa septième édition !
Le thème de cette année est « Radio et Sports ».
« Alors que nous attendons avec impatience une année remplie d’événements sportifs qui ont la capacité d’unir les esprits au-delà des frontières, nous vous invitons à célébrer les sports traditionnels qui nous relient à notre héritage culturel, les sports populaires qui nous connectent avec nos communautés et les histoires inspirantes du sport qui défient les stéréotypes, et qui couvrent de manière objective aussi bien les événements sportifs masculins que féminins ».
Les événements sportifs sont-ils importants pour vous ? Comment la radio vous aide-t-elle à cet effet ? Quels sujets sportifs suivez-vous sur RRI ? Comment la radio et les sports pourraient renforcer la diversité, la paix et le développement de nos communautés ?
Nous attendons vos réponses jusqu’au 9 février 2018, sous forme de texte ou de brefs messages audio enregistrés, à l’adresse : service_francais_rri@yahoo.fr.
Nous vous attendons nombreux !
Ziua de 13 februarie a fost stabilită de UNESCO drept Ziua Mondială a Radioului (World Radio Day – WRD), pentru a atrage atenţia asupra importanţei extraordinare a acestui mijloc de comunicare, fără de care mulţi oameni nu ar avea acces la informaţii.
Obiectivele acestei zile sunt orientate spre conştientizarea marelui public şi a mass-media asupra importanţei radioului, spre facilitarea accesului la informaţii prin intermediul radio, spre creşterea şi dezvoltarea reţelelor de transmisie şi spre cooperarea internaţională între radiodifuzori.
Ideea celebrării Zilei mondiale a radioului a venit din partea Academiei Spaniole de Radio. Delegaţia Permanentă a Spaniei la UNESCO a prezentat propunerea, în mod oficial, la cea de a 187-a sesiune a Comitetului Executiv al UNESCO, din septembrie 2011. La 3 noiembrie 2011, în cadrul celei de-a 36-a Conferinţe generale a UNESCO, a fost aprobată înfiinţarea Zilei mondiale a radioului, potrivit site-ului diamundialradio.org.
În România, la 1 noiembrie 1928, ora 17:00, se inaugura, cu apelul Alo, Alo aici Radio Bucureşti, România”, postul naţional de radio. La mulţi ani radiourilor din toata lumea!