Dialect - Mass redundancies, the crisis in regional journalism

Bristol Radio Co-op | 17.04.2009 12:55 | Analysis | History | Other Press

Dialect Radio is a Bristol (UK) internet broadcasting Co-operative run by volunteers. Our main activity is our weekly current affairs and arts magazine programme Dialect, which is recorded at our Queen's Square studios and posted for download every weekend. Want to volunteer? Volunteering Bristol, Royal Oak House, Royal Oak Avenue, Bristol. BS1 4GB Tel: 0117 989 7733. Listen on air: 93.2 FM (BCFM), Saturdays 9pm & Sundays 7pm

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Audio Dialect 18th April 2009 - mp3 7.7M

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Times on the MP3 file
01:00 - Introduction
02:00 - Christina Zaba from Bristol National Union of Journalists on the NUJ/Bristol Media 'Opportunities Day'
10:30 - Tony Gosling analysing the present crisis in journalism and recent changes on the Bristol media landscape
21:15 - Guspan - My Oath Of Allegiance to Britain - comic piece from the Open Mic night at Thunderbolt pub in Totterdown
23:30 - Clair Faythorne - African Initiatives activities in Ghana and Tanzania
29:30 - Steam Packet - Strawhead from Aust near the Severn crossing, an old English song
31:30 - Boom time for the coal industry? Sean Jenkins from AJ Barretts Coal merchants in Whitchurch
45:30 - History of Organised Crime by David Southwell - Friends in High places particularly Frank Sinatra
53:30 - Jeff Sparkes - What's On this week
58:45 - credits

Presenter - John Peters-Coleman
Reporters - Anthea Page and Tony Gosling
Studio Production - Vilas Chitrakaran
Producer - Anthea Page

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Homepage: http://www.dialectradio.co.uk