Community radio production

The context

Think back through your day. What new information have you learnt? How was it communicated to you? Perhaps you:

• watched TV or listened to the radio
• read something in a book or newspaper
• talked to friends on the phone
• exchanged e-mails
• looked on the internet.

Today there are more ways for us to share information than ever before. So how do we decide which method to use? It all depends on:

• what we want to communicate
• who we want to communicate with
• the communications technology available to us.

One common communications problem - shared by communities worldwide - is how to let people know about local issues and events. Get the communication right, and you go a long way towards creating a happy, close-knit community.

How do you think it would be appropriate to get a message across to the people in your local community? Click on cog 2 to find out about one city's solution.

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