Contribution of local radio media to the development of local community in Croatia

Završni rad „Doprinos lokalnih radijskih medija razvoju lokalne zajednice u Hrvatskoj― bavi se pojmom lokalnih medija s naglaskom na radijske lokalne medije te je opisan nastanak radija u Hrvatskoj i svijetu kao i njegov razvoj tijekom godina. Opisan je naĉin rada i emitiranja u Domovinskom ratu te funkcioniranje u uvjetima komercijalizacije i privatizacije radijskog prostora. Rad se bavi i društvenom ulogom radija te glazbenim i govornim sadrţajima. Definiran je pojam, znaĉenje i uloga lokalne zajednice općenito i na podruĉju Republike Hrvatske. Analizirani su i prikazani radijski programi na dvije lokalne radijske postaje u Hrvatskoj metodom analize sadrţaja te odnos lokalnih radijskih postaja i lokalne zajednice anketom i metodom strukturiranog intervjua. UsporeĊen je rezultat dvaju prethodno navedenih provedenih istraţivanja te je definiran doprinos lokalnih radijskih postaja lokalnoj zajednici u Republici Hrvatskoj. Definirani su zakljuĉci i preporuke za praksu.The final thesis 'Contribution of local radio media to the development of local community in Croatia' discusses the notion of local media with an emphasis on local radio media and describes the emergence and development of radio in Croatia and worldwide. It sets out the mode of operation and broadcasting during the Croatian Homeland War and its functioning under the conditions of commercialization and privatization of radio stations. The paper also examines the social role of the radio, along with the music and spoken content broadcasted. The notion, the meaning and the role of the local community has been defined in general and specifically at the territory of the Republic of Croatia. Radio programmes broadcasted on two local radio stations in Croatia have been analysed by content analysis method together with the relationship between local radio stations and the local community through a survey and structured interview method. The results of the two studies were compared and the contribution of local radio stations to the local community in the Republic of Croatia was defined. Finally, the paper provides conclusions and recommendations for practical use