The Evolving Diversity of Media Platforms
Courtney Bridges
Peter Preston describes how the decline in print media has been viewed as ‘standard stuff’ amid ‘digital carnage’, however facts regarding the decline of radio and television news viewing are described as emerging ‘more elliptically’.
This has been proven as the UK witnesses the removal of local radio to some extent, with stations being removed or replaced.
Radio was already in decline, and this was further exacerbated by pandemic conditions. A possible reason for their removal lies within the pressure applied to stations as a result of COVID-19, causing radio to lose out on key advertising revenue, as broadcasting saw tougher operating conditions.
As radio is slowly being left behind, its significance as a form of leisure and recreation for many w...