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introduction
Allthingsinlifepass,excepttheradio.
K.I.Gałczyński
Amongmodernmedialiketelevisionorinternet,radiosometimesisper-
ceivedlikeanold-fashionedcousinwhodoeshisbesttokeepuptodatewith
thelatestfashion.Nevertheless,asthisbookproves,itstillremainslivelyand
stilloffersalotofinspirationbothtotheaudienceandtotheresearchers.De-
spiteitslonghistoryradioisstillabletochangeandtomakeaproperuseofthe
newtechnologies.Welistentotheradioduringworkandonthewaytowork;in
hurry,earlyinthemorningwhenweneedtofindoutaboutthelatestnews,and
morecomfortablyatnight,whenweneedtorelax.Wemayaccessitthrough
analogor(insomeplaces)digitalradioset,internetormobilephone.Weare
surroundedbyradiomessagesinsomeshops,restaurants,taxisoroffices.But
afterahundredyearsofitsexistencedowereallyknowallaboutradio?
Thequestionisrhetorical.Westilllearnalotaboutthisfascinatingmedium.
Thisbookattemptstorisesomequestionsaboutradio,sroleinmodernsociety
inmanydimensions.ThetitleCommunity,ChallengesandAestheticsshowssome
focuspoints,butdoesnotdrawtheborderbetweenthem.Selectionofpapers
writtenbymediaresearchersfrommanycountries(representingCyprus,Eng-
land,France,Germany,Italy,Poland,PortugalandSpain)indicatesthatthereare
manyperspectivesthroughwhichwecandescriberadioanditsrole.Nonethe-
less,thisbookisdividedintotwoparts.Thefirstoneisdedicatedtowidelycon-
sideredradiochallengesandcommunitybuilding.Thesecondpartanalyzesra-
diocontentingenological,communicationalandaestheticalcontext.Ihopethat
suchvarietymayinterestnotonlyradioresearchers,butallthosewhoobserve
newmediaandtheirinfluenceonthesociety.Theeraoftechnicalr-evolution
isalsoaperiodwhenmanycultural,socialandethnicproblemsarise.Someof
themarereflectedthroughtheradiobroadcastandthechangesofitsaesthetics.
Theauthorsandmewouldbegratefulifthepresentedbookcouldbringsome
moreinspirationtothedebateaboutourfavouritemedium.
GrażynaStachyra