The latest from Nordljud

On the 20th of March, representatives from 15 student and community radios from Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark gathered in Göteborg. The goal was two-fold: promote a newly created online micro-course on radio production and strengthen student and community radio in the Nordics.

The day kick-started with an introduction on the created course to the target audience. This was the result of an Erasmus+ project initiated by Studentradion i Sverige together with the Turku University of Applied Sciences and LAB University of Applied Sciences. Covering topics such as responsible media production, community engagement and fact-checking it can be used by student and community radio stations in the Nordic countries.

Student and community radios are facing many challenges in a fast changing world. A common challenge is to ensure high quality and accuracy of information and news produced by its broadcasters. Many do not realize the power of the tool they have in their hands and how it can affect, but also influence their audience, listeners and society. With this micro-course, the partners hope that it will strengthen and improve independent student and community radio broadcasting in the Nordics.

Additionally to the micro-course introduction, two panels and debates on crucial topics were organized.

• ”The use of AI in radio journalism” with Max Sommerstein (Development editor for news and AI, Sveriges Radio), Elise Hazel Asbjørnsen (Newsroom editor, NRK Nyheter), and Jenny Wiik (Senior lecturer, JMG).

• ”Student and community radio in the Nordic countries – Why are they important media? What are their needs and challenges?” with André Krisping (Radio AF, Sweden), Hanne Rye Hanssen (RadiOrakel, Norway), Alessia Lee (IDA Radio, Finland) & Ulrik Blach Petersen (Åarhus Studenterradio, Denmark).

Many thanks to everyone who participated. This was a truly inspirational day where we set up the foundations for more long-term collaborations strengthening student and community radio broadcasting in the Nordics.

This project is co-funded by the European Union.

Student and community radios are facing many challenges in a fast changing world. A common challenge is to ensure high quality and accuracy of information and news produced by its broadcasters. Many do not realize the power of the tool they have in their hands and how it can affect, but also influence their audience, listeners and society.

Over the past year, Studentradion i Sverige has been working on an Erasmus+ project together with the University of Turku and Lahti, aimed at creating and developing an online micro-course on radio production covering topics such as responsible media production, community engagement and fact-checking. This course can be used by student and community radio stations in the Nordic countries. 

Now we are in the final stage of the project, where we will have a final project event in Gothenburg on March 20th, where we will:

• Introduce the course to the target group

• Panel discussion on “The use of AI in radio journalism” with Max Sommerstein (Development editor for news and AI, Sveriges Radio), Elise Hazel Asbjørnsen (Newsroom editor, NRK Nyheter), and Jenny Wiik (Senior lecturer, JMG)

• Panel discussion on “Student and community radio in the Nordic countries – Why are they important media? What are their needs and challenges?” with André Krisping (Radio AF, Sweden), Hanne Rye Hanssen (RadiOrakel, Norway), Alessia Lee (IDA Radio, Finland) & Ulrik Blach Petersen (Åarhus Studenterradio, Denmark)

• Opportunities to network with other radio broadcasters from across the Nordic countries.

On this day celebrating student and community radios in the Nordics will participate stations from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. We are looking forward to many exciting and passionate conversations on radio broadcasting and hope it will create long-term collaborations strengthening student and community radio broadcasting in the Nordics.