Radio in Digital Time A seminar at Beirut Arab University

The Faculty of Human Sciences – Mass Communication Department at Beirut Arab University, has organized a seminar entitled "Radio in Digital Time". The great radio presenter Mr. Mohammad Krayiem and Mr. Assaad Maroun Director of Voice of Lebanon radio station talked in the seminar mentioning that despite 100 years have passed since the first radio broadcast the radio and its role are still important around the world. For this reason the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) defined a world radio day.
The Dean of the Faculty of Human Sciences Professor Mayssah El-Nayal attended the seminar in addition to the deans of faculties, crowd of journalists, presenters and students
The Head of the Mass Media Department Dr. Jamal Moujahed moderated the seminar wondering if the radio shall remain a media tool at this time or it is on the way to disappear. It is worth mentioning that the statistics of the UNESCO Directorate General about the number of radio users exceeded the number of television and phone users where the radio is considered a source of innovation and a mediator that gives you the freedom to visualize and portray what you hear. In addition, the radio draws an image of the events transmitted to you by the character of every presenter.
The platform later was given to Mr. Mohammad Krayiem who presented a historical overview about radio stations and how they started work in what he called a count about main stations that left an impact on his long path. He also gave an overview about some aspects of art and media lives at his time.
Then Mr. Assaad Maroun pointed to the problems that the radio faces such as the technological, financial challenges and human competencies linking them to solutions that keep the radio stations alive. Radio stations require a regulatory framework that help them develop, survive and reduce their expenditures enabling them to survive amidst the economic crisis the country is witnessing such as tax exemptions, internet support, telephone calls, setting single transmission towers through which radio stations broadcast. In addition, he called to cancel the so-called 25 million Lebanese pounds annual license fees and give the radio station fees in return to broadcasting official announcements.
Maroun provided some editorial advice about how to write radio programs and how to change the report to a story taking into consideration the elements of attraction, objectivity, professionalism, accuracy, honesty, present balanced points of views, maintain balance between political news and security developments and the issues that are reflected on our daily life such as health, education, living situation in addition to maintain the right of reply for all.