Manuel Fernández Sande

Francisco Umbral, la génesis periodística de un escritor. Análisis de sus artículos radiofónicos en "La Voz de León" (1958-1961

Francisco Umbral began his professional activity as a journalist in the radio station La Voz de Leon, which belonged to REM - Franco’s regime´s network-. Between May 1959 and February 1961, he had a daily section where he wrote diferent communications as a type of radio columns. In this article, this group of unpublished texts that Umbral had preserved unpublished are analysed for the first time. They are a rich source of information for a knowledge of the author’s journalistic and literary beginnings. We study in depth his years living in Leon, through a contextual, thematic and stylistic analysis of 770 radio articles from four different sections: “Buenas noches”, “El piano del pobre”, “Buenos dias” and “El tiempo y su estribillo”.

The communication policy of the European Commission: radio broadcasting since the 90s, from Radio E to Euranet Plus

In the middle of the most pronounced economic crisis since its inception, many of the communication policies initiated by the European Union in recent decades must be evaluated and redefined considering the future of the Union. The challenge to define Europe and create a common identity that respects the diversity of cultures within the Union has been attempted through various media policies. We explore the recent evolution of European radio policies, considering a range of projects from the global to network levels (e.g. Radio E, Euranet and Euranet Plus) that are fundamental to our understanding of the use of media in the development of a European identity that respects the diversity of cultures within the Union.