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Radio reporting is quite different from written reporting. Few people are intimidated when somebody is making notes with pencil or pen. Most of us are familiar with this since going to school. A microphone is something strange though. You may look at it as a magic thing. It is able to capture your words, like a camera catches your image. "Everything you say may be used against you", is a familiar phrase from Hollywood, and in a way you may feel arrested when you see this mike. Once you said something, it will be kept and may be used for anything. So there is reason for suspicion, and holding back your tongue. Every tool can be used in different ways. Every technique is tricky because it can cause good and be harmful too. So let's look at the way a radio reporter can use this microphone to get close, to get a person to feel comfortable enough to speak freely, and still be committed to answer your questions.

If you walk up to somebody you may scare him or her. Just like you felt uneasy when you had your first mike in front of your mouth. Consider for a moment that the mike is a weapon, a question is an assault, a lens is an evil eye. (By the way, very often people think they will be on TV when they see a microphone. Do you know why?)

Radio and Democracy

introduction

Media can play a vital role in a society that is recovering from a cruel dictatorship, economic hardship and occupation by foreign forces. Iraq is searching for a way out of all this and democracy is one of the keywords. Elections are planned for January 2005. Radio is especially suited to facilitate citizens involvement, public debate and political participation. This document offers an approach to radio's role in the process of democratization. It can be used for workshops and training.

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