We live in a world where information is power. We live in a world where we share our grieves and joys with everybody. We live in a world we learn something every day, even when we are relaxing. This is why mass-media has become a power. Whether we talk about newspapers, radio or television, they all help us to stay in touch with the world, they help us relax and learn. Today they are powerful enough to change presidents and governments, but are they powerful enough to promote true artistic, moral and human values?
In the general mass-media picture, radio is just a part. It has a longer history and surprisingly enough it has survived when television appeared. Today it is a pleasant companion when you drive or work around the house. As it does not require anything else than our hearing attention radio was and still is a promoter of all those arts which require only to listen and especially of music. But in the world today where the commercial is so important, can radio promote true musical values?
The search for the true value of things starts often with another question: what is the true value? In jewelries the material used, the complexity of the cuttings and clarity of colors give the value. In sports performance gives the value. In art originality, complexity and talent give the true measure. So what makes some music precious? Should we listen to the critics? Should we consider the popularity of a hit? Should we appreciate a band or a singer that lasted over decades? Can complexity of a composition give its value? Or the quality of a sound? Or the quality of the instruments used (like the PRS Guitar)? Although many times the value of one thing is given by the authorities of the field, for most of us the value of a thing is given by our own appreciation.
A few decades ago the number of radio stations was pretty low. As they needed the popularity they mostly modulated their music after the general taste and rarely promoted other types of music. Today there are many radio stations. They are much more specialized. Although they all need public the number of musical styles broadcasted has increased a lot.
Critics may have many standards, but for most of us when music sounds great it is enough to give it a certain value. Radio stations promoted and still promote many styles of music and most times the music broadcasted it is a direct result of the public demands.
In the general mass-media picture, radio is just a part. It has a longer history and surprisingly enough it has survived when television appeared. Today it is a pleasant companion when you drive or work around the house. As it does not require anything else than our hearing attention radio was and still is a promoter of all those arts which require only to listen and especially of music. But in the world today where the commercial is so important, can radio promote true musical values?
The search for the true value of things starts often with another question: what is the true value? In jewelries the material used, the complexity of the cuttings and clarity of colors give the value. In sports performance gives the value. In art originality, complexity and talent give the true measure. So what makes some music precious? Should we listen to the critics? Should we consider the popularity of a hit? Should we appreciate a band or a singer that lasted over decades? Can complexity of a composition give its value? Or the quality of a sound? Or the quality of the instruments used (like the PRS Guitar)? Although many times the value of one thing is given by the authorities of the field, for most of us the value of a thing is given by our own appreciation.
A few decades ago the number of radio stations was pretty low. As they needed the popularity they mostly modulated their music after the general taste and rarely promoted other types of music. Today there are many radio stations. They are much more specialized. Although they all need public the number of musical styles broadcasted has increased a lot.
Critics may have many standards, but for most of us when music sounds great it is enough to give it a certain value. Radio stations promoted and still promote many styles of music and most times the music broadcasted it is a direct result of the public demands.
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