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Culture

On the record

A recording studio requires top technology and full comfort – as we learned when we launched our round-the-clock radio station in 2011. Here’s how to fine-tune yours.

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On the record
Media

Armchair travel

Who better to guide us through our downtime than Kunichi Nomura, the host of weekly Tokyo radio programme ‘Travelling Without Moving’?

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Armchair travel
Media

Why radio matters

The airwaves can shock, inform and entertain. And now, more than ever, it pays to listen.

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Illustration of a family listening to radio together with a cat and dog.
Art

Only the beginning

Artists are grappling with the extent to which coronavirus should colour their creativity but the pandemic’s true cultural impact won’t be clear for several years.

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Illustration of cultural items including open books, binoculars, film reels, and cardboard boxes on a tan background.
Media

Fact or friction

Press briefings have seen the White House play politics with the pandemic. Margaret Brennan is out to cut through the bluster.

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Fact or friction
Politics

Speech, marked

Citizens have looked to their leaders for clear, rational guidance more than ever. Who conveyed the message well, and who failed to meet the most basic of requirements during the crisis?

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Speech, marked
Culture

Frontline reporting

In Italy’s worst-hit region, a plucky local newspaper is a lifeline for residents. We meet its editor to learn about the challenges of covering a pandemic.

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Frontline reporting
Culture

Full screen ahead

Streaming services are a boon but regional broadcasters are challenging the big players. In this golden age of television, the future of the small screen is a real cliffhanger.

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Full screen ahead
Culture

Polling power

With the 2020 US elections on the horizon, we find out how the creatives behind the country’s most effective political adverts bring in the votes.

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Polling power

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