An uncertain future for in-car radio?
Swedish Radio’s Tomas Granryd joined with ARD’s Gwendolin Niehues to explain the importance of the radio broadcasts being available in cars. However, some car manufacturers started to remove or restrict the access to radio in their new automobiles. Whether by hiding the broadcasts behind an unpractical amount of menu screens or making
Be in love with your audience
Greg James, host of the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show, and the producer of the show, Vinuri Perera, showed how important the bond with the listeners is. "Radio is nothing without the audience," said Greg. Listener feedback in particular is crucial. Greg wants to give listeners the same feeling as what he wants to hear
Queer topics are not niche topics
One third of Gen Z identifies as queer – queer topics are therefore no niche topics.In this panel, three women from different countries talked about their way of raising queer voices and creating sensible content. Miriam Harner, who works on “Willkommen im Club” – the queer podcast from the Bavarian public radio station
Navigating Ethics and Possibilities in Evolving Technology
Olle Zachrison revisits already existing tools used at Sverige Radio, such as the editorial algorithm integrated in the stations' app, providing digestible and personalizable news, but also already established transcription and translation tools. Indispensable journalistic tools for engaging the audience can be elevated to a different level by AI, which enables human workforces
Radio as the news information channel
The role of news consumption has evolved, yet, as Stefan Möller, President of the Association of European Radios, has noted, it remains a trusted medium. Radio, competing with various other audio content, must ensure high-quality output. Carsten Hoyer, CEO of Antenne Niedersachsen, highlighted the challenges faced by private radio stations, which are caught
