| The radio (understood as airwaves or broadcast are | | | | simple transmission of news, where "disability" has |
| not strictly synonymous terms) is a technology that | | | | always resided in ignorance of the nature of the radio |
| enables the transmission of signals by modulation of | | | | phenomenon. |
| electromagnetic waves. These waves do not require | | | | At other times, they are the majority, the effort is |
| a physical means of transportation, so that can spread | | | | much more perfect knowledge of the medium from |
| both through the air as empty space. | | | | unfamiliarity. In this perspective, reducing it to an |
| A radio wave occurs when a charged particle (eg an | | | | environment that provides 'information nervous system' |
| electron) is excited at a frequency located in the area | | | | helping to provide a biased view of the environment |
| of radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic spectrum. | | | | that makes the understanding of social phenomena. |
| Other types of emissions that fall outside the RF range | | | | The importance of radio as a medium for information |
| are gamma rays, X rays, infrared rays, ultraviolet rays | | | | due to another feature: its ability to communicate with |
| and light. | | | | an audience that does not require specific training to |
| When the radio wave acts on an electrical conductor | | | | decode the message. |
| (antenna), it induces a movement of electric charge | | | | This fact is important from an audience who can not |
| (electric current) that can be transformed into audio | | | | read, but becomes more important especially for those |
| signals or other information carrying signals. | | | | who do not want or have time to read. Thus, the radio |
| Although it uses the word radio, television broadcasting, | | | | plays an important informational role in underdeveloped |
| radio, radar and wireless communications are included | | | | societies with a high percentage of illiterates. This is |
| in this class of radio frequency emissions. | | | | even more important role in overdeveloped societies in |
| If the current and speed are the most relevant | | | | which time arrangements set out to search engines to |
| information, it is clear that simultaneity and immediacy | | | | collect information on the radio because they can |
| provided a great service to the information. Radio will | | | | perform other actions simultaneously. We should add |
| be the first to provide 'the first notice' of an event and | | | | that, in general, these companies are at the height of |
| this is one of the main characteristics of radio | | | | media culture, which shifts to a second term print |
| journalism. | | | | culture. |
| Radio as media can play a different role. In addition to | | | | The same characteristics that make informative radio |
| transmitting as quickly as possible with current events, | | | | medium par excellence, influence and determine the |
| can increase public understanding through explanation | | | | structure of the radio information which has two |
| and analysis. This deepening of the items has the | | | | essential characteristics: brevity and simplicity. Both in |
| advantage of being exposed by their knowledgeable, | | | | terms of clarity states that contributes to the |
| without passing through the sieve of non-experts-in this | | | | effectiveness of the radio message. When writing a |
| case journalists-other than to give it appropriate | | | | newspaper article for the radio, think that is going to |
| communicative forms in the middle. There is also | | | | produce a text to be heard, to be counted, and not to |
| reflective in this sense, the ability to return to reality | | | | be read. This attitude will facilitate the difficult task of |
| through fragmentary representations of the same | | | | providing in a few short sentences and simple the |
| vehicle with his acoustic contour. Thus, opposite of | | | | same information as in the paper deal with several |
| examples as soon as the news stands the radio | | | | paragraphs of literary development. In short, you need |
| reports, interviews, round table, the explanation, in short, | | | | a complete change of mindset to write for radio. This |
| the radio in depth. | | | | change of mindset affects three areas: punctuation, |
| This radio is opposed to theories that place as | | | | grammar and language structure. |
| incapable of a higher level of communication than the | | | | |