Faculty of Social Sciences
Radio Broadcasting: Theory and Practice
63-225-18
2014-2015
Course Type: workshop
Credit hours: 1 semester (1 annual credit)
Time: Monday,1st Semester 12:00-13:30
Place: Radio Studio, The Music Building No.1005, Northern Campus.
Instructors:
Dr. Anat Peleg
Former legal reporter of Kol-I srael; presently Director of Bar-Ilan University's Center of Media and
Law
Office Hours: Tuesday 12:45-13:30 (Pending prior appointment).
Office: The Lauterman-Kent Building 109, Room 2.
Telephone: (During office hours) 03-5317059
E-Mail: apeleg@netvision.net.il
Mr. Ehud Graf
Former head of the documentary department, Galey-Zahal (Military Radio-Station)
Office Hours: Monday 10:30-11:30(Pending prior appointment).
Office: The Lauterman-Kent Building 109, Room 3.
Telephone: 03-7384317.
E-Mail: Ehud94@walla.com
Course Description
Radio broadcasting created the conceptual foundation of our current media culture -- it created and
reinforced mass culture that could be shared simultaneously throughout the nation. It was also the
first medium that divided the audience into smaller segments, acknowledging different cultural
tastes. Radio is more than DJ and jukebox. Rather, it is a significant social force that deserves
academic attention and practical hands-on experience. Indeed, over the past ten years, radio
studies have experienced considerable growth and development at the level of research and
publications.
This course will first present a brief survey of radio history and practice, and then through Bar-Ilan's
radio studio it will focus on the art of radio -- encouraging critical listening skills, developing
professional skills (announcing, reporting, interviewing etc), and providing hands-on experience for
students possibly interested in a radio career.
Course Requirements:
20% - Class presentation of academic articles from the reading list .
20% - Written essay: A short essay on theoretical/historical aspects of radio, based on the class
presentation of the academic articles. Specific topics will be given in class (up to 5 pages,1.5
space). Essay to be submitted by the end of the semester. Detailsed instructions for both the oral
and written assignment are available on the course site.
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60% - 1 practical project: independent production of a radio documentary (50%) ; a short written
report 10% explaining the project (max: 2 pages). Instructions for both the written report are
available on the course site. Both the practical project and the written report to be submitted a
month after the end of the semester
Course Topics:
1. Introduction: Broadcast Journalism in the Western World (Past and Present)-Dr. Anat Peleg
(class)
Reading List
Albarran, A. B. & Pitts, G. (2001). The radio broadcasting industry. Boston Allyn and Acon, chapter
1, 17-43
384.540973 ALB r (542525)
2. Regulation, Politics, Wartime journalism - The Israeli Example- Dr. Anat Peleg
Reading List
Larsen, B. S. (2000). Radio as ritual: An approach to everyday use of radio. Nordicom Review, 21,
2, 259-274.
Available via Google Scholar
http://www.nordicom.gu.se/common/publ_pdf/45_Steeg%20Larsen.pdf
The future of the radio and the world where radio and new platforms collide:
http://james.cridland.net/blog
www.radiodayseurope.com
3. Radio Journalism in Practice - Professional Terms and Possibilities- Mr. Ehud Graf (class)
4. Getting to Know the Radio-Studio- Mr. Ehud Graf (studio session)
5. Introduction to Interview Broadcast - Mr. Ehud Graf (class)
Reading list
Armstrong C. B. & Rubin, A. M. (1989). Talk radio as international communication. Journal of
Communication, 39, 84-94.
ejournal (155002)
6. Presentation of students recorded interviews: Mr. Ehud Graf(studio session)
Reading list
Bell, A. (1982). Radio: The style of news language. Journal of Communication, 32, 1, 150-164.
ejournal (155002)
7. Editing Techniques and Writing for the Ear: Mr. Ehud Graf (class)
8. Editing Techniques-continued :Mr. Ehud Graf (studio session)
9. Current issues in Radio research –Student presentations - Dr. Anat Peleg (class)
10. Current issues in Radio research –Student presentations - Dr. Anat Peleg (class)
11. Tutorial: Preparation for final project (discussion of subjects and planning the independent
production) Mr. Ehud Graf (studio session)
12. Tutorial: Presentation of texts and music for final project. Mr. Ehud Graf (studio session)
13. Evaluation session of independent final project Mr. Ehud Graf (class)
14. Class Discussion: Meeting with Radio Professionals - Reflections on the Radio Industry and its
Future (class)
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Additional reading list
Achté, A. (2013). New tricks for an old pony: Is it essential for speech radio programmes to utilize
social media in order to stay relevant to the audience? Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk(last retrived on Sep.13,2014)
Albarran, A. B. & Pitts,G.G. (2001). The radio broadcasting industry. Boston Allyn and Acon,
chapter 3 ,48-66
Albarran, A. B. & Pitts,G.G. (2001). The radio broadcasting industry. Boston Allyn and Acon,
chapter 4, 66-78
Albarran, A. B. & Pitts,G.G. (2001). The radio broadcasting industry. Boston Allyn and Acon,
chapter 5 ,100-114
Albarran, A. B. & Pitts,G.G. (2001). The radio broadcasting industry. Boston Allyn and Acon,
chapter 10,169-175
Conard, M. (2010). The new paradigm for American broadcasting-Changing the content,
regulation regiment in the age of new media . International Review of Law, Computers
&Technology, 24,3,241-249.
Cramer, J. A. (1993). Radio: A woman’s place is on the air? In Creedon, P.J. (ed.), Women in mass
communication (pp. 154-166). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Crisell, A. (1986). Understanding radio. London: Methuen.
Fernández-Quijada ,D. Sellas. T.& Bonet, M. (2013). Media systems and stateless nations:
Catalan and welsh radio in comparative perspective. Trípodos, 33, 13-32.
Habermas, J. (1992). Further reflection on the public sphere. In C. Calhoun (ed). Habermas and
the public Sphere. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Haworth, J. (2000). Women in radio news: Making a difference. In Mitchell C. (ed.), Women &
Radio (pp. 250-261). London: Routledge.
Kupferberg, I. (2007). Figurative positioning in media worthy radio talk. Linguagem em (Dis) cursoLemd, 7, 3, 353-370.
Murmann, E. (2013). Radio – a traditional media with new possibilities
A description of why and how advertisers in Finland should use radio
https://www.theseus.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/63324/Murmann_Emilia.pdf?sequence=1
Napoli, P. M. (2002). Audience valuation and minority media: An analysis of the determinants of the
value of radio audiences”. Journal of Broadcasting &Electronic, 46, 2, 169-184.
Stockment, A. (2010). Internet radio: The case for a technology neutral royalty standard. Virginia
Law Review, 95, 2129-2174
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