Joel Sucherman (Senior Director Digital Products, NPR, USA) said that delegates needed to stay committed to fact based independent journalism. Journalists are not, and should not, be partisan. "Journalism has become the story" says @jsucherman at #RDE17's Opening Session pic.twitter.com/1zMu6xLzKB— Radiodays Europe (@RadiodaysEurope) March 20, 2017 Combatting fake news by Joël Sucherman NPR #LaRadioEstUnCombat. @RadiodaysEurope

Hannah Storm (Director, International News Safety Institute, UK) said that journalism had changed. Journalist's safety is paramount to the future of radio - two journalists are killed every week for their work. Failing to prepare, is preparing to fail! SAFETY: @hannahstorm6 said 'Every week, an average of two journalists are killed for their work' and she

Radiodays Europe kicked off with an array of Keynotes and Welcomes. Graham Dixon (Head of Radio, EBU, Switzerland) talked through some of the technological challenges facing the industry, chatting with Alexa in the kitchen. Stefan Möller (President, AER, Finland) broke down the basics: listeners don’t care about technology, they care that it’s

Menno Koningsberger (CEO, Talpa Radio, the Netherlands) welcomed everyone and impressed upon delegates the importance of building their own futures. DO not just focus on linear broadcast, there is so much more! Great vision for cultural importance, responsibility to future generations & a vibrant Dutch radio industry from @TalpaRadio CEO #RDE17 — nessa mcgann

We hear from: 1) Eleanor Mannion at RTE, Ireland 2) Christian Schalt at Kronehit, Austria 3) Lars Hedh and Jimmie Schewenius, both from Swedish Radio, Sweden 4) Filippo Solibello, at RAI Radio 2, Italy Mobile Journalist Mannion starts us off, demonstrating how we can tell stories using social media and mobile devices

Ana Skak opened the session by letting us know, that with VR you can choose your own perception. As Editor of DR in Denmark, she became focussed on virtual reality when she was tasked with encouraging more young people to listen to radio. On a basic level, VR can work on desktop or phone, to show

Not many people working in radio have had a chance to use Facebook Live Audio. Newly launched, it's only available for verified pages at the moment. For Guido, Facebook Live has just begun, and the audio element is a key part. What learnings has Facebook got for the radio industry? Guido has researched several Facebook Live users.

Hakon also discussed what we can learn from Shame about progressing with millennials in radio. He suggested that we 'take the target market seriously, accept them as they are and try to provide for that'. Shame aims to help 16-year old girls with their self-esteem and show them the benefits of confronting

"What is the future of the jingle? As jingle creators, the team at Pure Jingles have been told often that ‘people get tired of jingles’. Using branded intros are a creative way to engage with the station name without the audience getting over familiar with the same few pieces of creative between

The relationship between the programming and sales team is always a tense one​ ​at radio stations​. T​hey often have different ideas ​regarding how to make it work. Presenter and Comedian, Dermot Whelan, Today FM, Ireland, gave an entertaining explanation about how for him, the creativity is always the most exciting thing. ‘On average