{"id":30842,"date":"2018-02-13T07:32:35","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T11:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=30842"},"modified":"2018-02-13T07:32:35","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T11:32:35","slug":"world-radio-day-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/world-radio-day-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"World Radio Day 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/logo-green-wrd2018.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30639\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/logo-green-wrd2018.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"713\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/logo-green-wrd2018.png 713w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/logo-green-wrd2018-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/logo-green-wrd2018-624x410.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.unesco.org\/news\/get-ready-world-radio-day-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNESCO World Radio Day<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The seventh edition of World Radio Day will be held on 13 February 2018 under the theme: Radio and Sports, with all radio stations, regulatory bodies and related organisations invited to celebrate radio and its contribution to democratic debate through information, entertainment and audience interaction.<\/p>\n<p>As we look forward to a year of momentous sporting events &#8211; events that have the ability to unite the hearts and minds of people everywhere &#8211; we call on all radio stations around the world to showcase the beauty of sports in all of its diversity. Let&#8217;s celebrate the traditional sports that connect us to our cultural heritage, the grassroots sports that anchor within our communities, and the inspiring stories that challenge gender stereotypes and covers, equally, both men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s sports events.<\/p>\n<p>World Radio Day 2018 will focus on the following UNESCO sub-themes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diversity in Sports Coverage: ?Through the coverage of traditional and grassroots games, radio can reconnect people with their cultural heritage, promoting freedom of expression and diversity through cultural expression;<\/li>\n<li>Gender Equality in Sports Coverage: Sports coverage is hugely powerful in shaping norms and stereotypes about gender. Radio has the ability to challenge these norms, promoting a balanced coverage of men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s sports and a fair portrayal of sportspeople irrespective of gender;<\/li>\n<li>Peace and Development through Sports Coverage: Through greater coverage of sports for peace and development initiatives, the universal values of non-violence, solidarity and tolerance are recognized and celebrated.<\/li>\n<li>The World Radio Day 2018 website (www.worldradioday.org (link is external)) is live &#8211; with rights-free content, new broadcast packages, articles and blogs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please feel free to add your event or on-air programme to our World Radio Day 2018 global map so people around the world can tune in to hear what you have to say on World Radio Day.<\/p>\n<p>World Radio Day was first celebrated in 2012, following its declaration by the UNESCO General Conference. It was subsequently adopted as an International Day by the United Nations General Assembly. Previous annual themes have included gender equality, youth participation, radio in humanitarian and disaster situations, and &#8220;Radio is You!&#8221; In past years, World Radio Day has seen wide success, with over 500 events taking place wordwide in 2017.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Of course, at my non-profit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.earstoourworld.org\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ears To Our World<\/a>, we celebrate the unique power of radio\u00a0<em>everyday<\/em>. While we use a variety of technologies in rural and remote communities, radio still plays a\u00a0central role since it\u2019s such an accessible technology.<\/p>\n<p>Happy World Radio Day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Source: UNESCO World Radio Day) The seventh edition of World Radio Day will be held on 13 February 2018 under the theme: Radio and Sports, with all radio stations, regulatory bodies and related organisations invited to celebrate radio and its contribution to democratic debate through information, entertainment and audience interaction. As we look forward to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[619,6799],"class_list":["post-30842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-world-radio-day","tag-world-radio-day-2018"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-81s","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30638,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/world-radio-day-2018-radio-romania-international-seeks-listener-input\/","url_meta":{"origin":30842,"position":0},"title":"World Radio Day 2018: Radio Romania International seeks listener input","author":"Thomas","date":"January 30, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Radio Romania International via\u00a0David Iurescia, LW4DAF) February 13 is a day to celebrate radio, to improve international cooperation between broadcasters and to encourage major networks and community radios to promote access to information, freedom of expression and gender equality over the airwaves. 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