Vai realizar-se, de 10 a 13 de Julho de 2018, a 9.º Conferência de Rádio: Forum Transnacional, na cidade de Prato, Itália. O evento é uma organização conjunta da Escola de Media, Cinema e Jornalismo, da Universidade de Monash, e da Rede MeCCSA de Estudos de Rádio
Segundo a organização
this year’s conference takes inspiration from its location in Italy and the ‘Free Radio’ movement’s push for greater access to media. In the 1970s, the Libertà d’antenna (Antenna Freedom) advocated strongly for media access by both civil society bodies and commercial interests, forcing an end to the state’s broadcasting monopoly. At the height of the movement, in mid-1978, more than 2000 independent radio stations were on air, making Italy the world leader in stations per capita. The movement not only freed up the Italian broadcasting landscape so new voices from across the political spectrum could be heard, but some stations also actively sought to break radio free from its established aesthetic through experiments in production technology, style and form.
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