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- Title
RELIGION ON THE RADIO: USING CHRISTMAS RELIGIOUS BROADCASTING TO REFRAME THE SACRED-SECULAR INTERFACE.
- Authors
DEACY, CHRISTOPHER
- Abstract
This article examines the breadth and depth of religion in British radio by means of a case study of eight different BBC stations on December 25, 2015. It draws on previous research by Knott and Gill where pre-established definitions of religion, in which the category of "Conventional Religion" is prioritized, have tended to obscure and underestimate the location and place of religion in British media and makes the case for utilizing a tighter rationale and methodology to better examine the relationship between religion and so-called "secular" media. Using a comparative content analysis across twenty-two individual programmes and fouty-four and a half hours of broadcasting, this article proposes that, with a more nuanced methodology, alternative and more challenging ways in which to seek, find and interact with religion on the radio can be identified, with key implications for both the category of religion and the BBC's own definition of the remit of "religious broadcasting.".
- Subjects
RELIGION; RADIO broadcasting; MASS media industry; RADIO in religion; RELIGION &; society
- Publication
Implicit Religion, 2018, Vol 21, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1463-9955
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1558/imre.35647