The birth   and crisis of radio journalis

Martí, Josep Maria

Revistes Catalanes amb Accés Obert

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Language in the 
mass media during 
the period of 1975-1990 
RICARD FITÉ LABAILA 
Unti! 1975, the year that general Franco died, the use of the Catalan 
language in the mass media was purely testimonial. The author states 
this while bea ring in mi nd that the first important point o f inflection 
in thc history o f Catalan journalism in this period was the appearan-
ce ofthe "Avui" newspaper, on April23, 1976, the fi rst one to be writ-
ten cntirely in Catalan since the Spanish Civil War. The "Avui" does 
not take the specific characteristics of the language used by journa-
lists into account, and sets itself the task of being a substitute fo r 
school in Catalan, at that time non-existent. 
The article reviews the successive Catalan media. Radio 4, until the 
appcarance of"Televisió de Catalunya" in 1983, and "Catalunya Rà-
dio", dependent on the Catalan Autonomous Government. These 
marked the second point of inflection as far as the evolution of the 
language is concerned. "Diari de Barcelona", reappears in Catalan in 
1987, with a level of language more appropriate to the one used by 
journalists. Finally, "El Temps", a weekly newspaper in Catalan, ap-
pears, an example of modernity and normalisation. 
50 The birth and crisis of radio journalism 
JOSEP M. MARTÍ 
In the early days of radio, seventy years ago, it was considered to be a 119 
curious invention, and not a mea ns of communication, informs .the 
author ofthis article. And he goes on to add that radio journalism was 
truly born on the day that it thought it more appropriate togo further 
than the news published in the newspapers. That is what happened in 
the U.S.A. In Catalonia, news incorporated itself gradually, reaching 
programmes like "La Palabra" (1930). 
Du ring the civil war, the radio was in the hands of the people in po-
wer, in both camps. Once the war was over, Franco's regime granted 
the monopoly of news to "Radio Nacional". Programmes worthy of 
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120 
mentien like .. Hora 25 .. ( 1972) ... La Nif', etc., appeared once the dicta-
torship came to an end . On the night ofth at February 23, the Spanish 
a nd Catala n radio stations, passed the final test. 
The FM wavelengths. in which Cata tonia is a pioneer, were an impor-
tant event in Catalonia. 
However, at present. the radio also has its problems: among others, 
ma king news spectacular. the exclusiveness o f mediation, the produc-
tion routine and labou r instability. 
58 The regional press GONÇAL MAZCUÑAN 
The theme o f the article is that o f the change o f the country's regional 
press in the !ast lS years. A situation ofprofound transformation that, 
as fa r as journalists are concerned, has gone from voluntarism to 
professionalism. 
The transformation of the regional press has been extremely pro-
found. We now ftnd an average, a small, and big-sized press. The 
last of these is taking great steps towards becoming a model in the 
daily newspapers. (Segre, Diari de Ta rragona, Diari de Girona, Diari 
de Lleida, La Mañana, Diari de Terrassa. Diari de Sabadell). 
The author analyses the growth figures in the regional press, unti! 
I 989, based onthe interest o f the readers looking for local events cio-
ser to them in it. At this point it is necessary to think about the regio-
nal readers' interest in events, for example, international events. Be-
cause, a ll of them affect people either directly or indirectly. 
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The pres s offices: 
professional deviation 
or a new speciality? 
JORDI NEGRE 
The period ana lysed in this collection o f articles coincides, as the au-
thor states, with the implantation and progressi ve development o f the 
so-callecl press offïces. Since 1980, these press offices have been insta-
llecl, as completely new news elements, both at official a nd priva te bu-
siness levels. 
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