The Role of Talkback Radio in Hong Kong and Singapore: An Initial Exploration

Fitzgerald, Richard

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“…Research into talkback radio has focused mainly on programs in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, identifying that talkback is approached in different ways in each of these countries. Fitzgerald (2007) highlights the dearth of research into talkback outside of the USA, UK and Australia in his examination of the role of talkback in Hong Kong and Singapore. Fitzgerald (2007: 94) found it provided ‘an interactive forum for discussion of social affairs together with the role of examining and discussion of government policy’.…”

Section: Worlds Apart: Talkback Radio Internationallymentioning

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“…Fitzgerald (2007) highlights the dearth of research into talkback outside of the USA, UK and Australia in his examination of the role of talkback in Hong Kong and Singapore. Fitzgerald (2007: 94) found it provided ‘an interactive forum for discussion of social affairs together with the role of examining and discussion of government policy’. Winocur (2003) found talkback radio in Mexico validated the social experiences of those less connected to community.…”

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Local people, local places, local voices and local spaces: How talkback radio in Australia provides hyper-local news through mini-narrative sharing

Ewart

2013

Journalism

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Talkback radio in Australia has primarily been conceptualized as a space where populist meta narratives are constructed and, through repetition, entrenched. However, little attention has been paid to talkback that occurs beyond populist programs. This article focuses on the contributions non-populist talkback programs make to local news and community. It examines commercial and non-commercial talkback programs’ facilitation of the sharing of audiences’ mini-narratives and their provision of hyper-local news. Drawing on data from a study of 12 Australian talkback radio programs, the article identifies that these programs provide one of the few available sources of hyper-local news in an increasingly globalized media market. The article examines the type of hyper-local news the study participants gain from talkback and how they use that information.

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Section: Worlds Apart: Talkback Radio Internationallymentioning

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Local people, local places, local voices and local spaces: How talkback radio in Australia provides hyper-local news through mini-narrative sharing

Ewart

2013

Journalism

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“…In particular, radio hosts are examined for their ability to (vocally) command authority (Moran and Aveyard 2013), foster a sense of imagined community (Fitzgerald and Housley 2007), and encourage democratic participation (Gunders 2012). Additionally, their cultural and political power (Fitzgerald 2007), and position within the mediascape is interrogated.…”

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The function of hosts: enabling fan–celebrity interactions at pop culture conventions

Raphael

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2017

Continuum

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Dr. Jackie Raphael's research is predominantly within the themes of celebrity culture, social media, endorsements, branding, iconic status and bromances. Dr. Raphael on the Editorial Board of Waterhill Publishing, and on the Advisory Board of Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS). As a member of CMCS, Dr. Raphael has organised and chaired conferences globally. She also created and is the producer of Celebrity Chat, a scholarly YouTube series. Dr. Raphael has published various papers and books including Bridging the Gaps Between Celebrity and Media, Becoming Brands: Celebrity, Activism and Politics, and the upcoming Credibility and the Incredible: Disassembling the Celebrity Figure.

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Fitzgerald

2013

JLP

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In this paper we analyse the discursive frameworks for interaction in a UK political radio phone-in between 2001 and 2010, and the implications of those frameworks for public engagement with politicians. The BBC Radio 4 phone-in programElection Call, broadcast in the run-up to a general election, has experimented with ‘new’ interactive technology (TV simulcast, web broadcasting and e-mail) in its attempt to provide listeners with the opportunity to engage with politicians and political parties live on air. By 2010 however, the program had returned to the original ‘old’ media format of telephone interaction only. Building on previous research in the discourse of radio phone-in broadcasts (Hutchby 1996; Thornborrow 2001a, 2001b, 2002; Hester & Fitzgerald 1999; Fitzgerald & Housley 2002; Thornborrow & Fitzgerald 2002), our analysis focuses on the empirical implementation of the 2010 shift in editorial policy which explicitly invited callers to engage with issues rather than just giving opinions. We will argue that while interactivity may broaden access to democratic debate, it is through live interaction that callers are best able to challenge politicians and hold them to account. Keywords:Election Call; interaction; interactivity; media discourse; e-mail; political discourse; public engagement; radio phone-in

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The Role of Talkback Radio in Hong Kong and Singapore: An Initial Exploration

Cited by 20 publications

References 13 publications

Local people, local places, local voices and local spaces: How talkback radio in Australia provides hyper-local news through mini-narrative sharing

Local people, local places, local voices and local spaces: How talkback radio in Australia provides hyper-local news through mini-narrative sharing

The function of hosts: enabling fan–celebrity interactions at pop culture conventions

“Grab a pen and paper”

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