RTV Theory and Practice - Special Issue

DRAGOSLAV SIMIĆ (Radio Belgrade): What should be emphasised above all is what radio has not got, what in the main is not happening in our radio stations. And what is not happening is a kind of way of life. What should dictate programme choice, in my view, is everyday life in our country. Some speakers have mentioned self-management, life in the factories. But it seems to me that radio has no microphones hooked up in everyday life. I am in favour of something called a »happening«. For me, what happens in everyday life should also happen in radio programmes. I get the impression that we narrate events, but we are not present when they actuallp happen. This is how I see the future of radio. As far as I am concerned, it would be a marvellous thing if we succeeded in attracting listeners by showing them what is going on all around us еуегу day. The future of our radio service could well lie in this direction; we, the radio stations, would be present at every important event which represents the life of this country... BRANKO KARAJKOVIĆ: (Radio Zagreb): We who are actually engaged in radio broadcasting can say that every day we аге failing to do something. The question is: does radio dare to fail in anything? Probably, for objective and other reasons, not only we, but other radio networks in the world, let many facts slip by. However, as we are discussing our radio service, I think one of the vital questions which has already been partially touched on here is whether our radio is the most democratic medium or can it be still more democratic? In our time we have been taught and demonstrated the fact that radio is the most democratic of the media because a radio receiver can be bought extremely cheaply and is therefore accessible to every listener. Along with a few additional factors, we had this as опе of the improtant criteria for being able to talk of radio as a democratic, as the most democratic, medium. A month ago here in Ohrid a conference was held at which we discussed the socialising of information in Vugoslavia, or rather, the transformation of radio and television stations in our country. We reached the conclusion that such a change was essential. Three ways of achieving this aim were underlined. First of all programme planning in direct contact with the listeners, as one way of sociaiising our programmes. Secondly, the institutional framework offered by this society, with direct relationship between the radio and television stations and society as