Remarks on Radio Localism

摘要

The Journal of Radio & Audio Media revisits the principle of localism with essays focusing on topics related to radio localism and broadcast regulation. As it pertains to broadcasting, the concept of localism (which, despite a long history, seems open to interpretation) has recently been re-elevated in importance by the Federal Communications Commission-the same agency that some critics hold primarily responsible for implementing lax media ownership regulations that might have harmed radio localism. The commission appears to be concerned about effects of policies it has enforced, however. In 2010, the agency launched its Future of Media project to examine "media and the information needs of communities in a digital age," and it highlighted localism as one of its policy goals.