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Podcast and the development of digital radio

Journalism-Communication Tuesday, 19:21 25-05-2021

The term Podcast was coined by journalist Ben Hammersley in an article published by The Guardian in January 2004 by combining “iPod” with “broadcasting”. Podcast is defined as “the digital recording of radio programs or the like to be broadcast on internet for download to personal device”. Podcast has quickly gained its popularity as a type of entertainment among youngsters since its debut. In 2005, Podcast was selected by New Oxford Dictionary as the “word of the year” because of its search frequency and appearance in mass media. The annual 30th September is chosen as the international Podcast day to connect the producers, listeners and followers of Podcast.


Source: Journal of Political Theory and Communications, no 7 (2020).

Dinh Thi Thu Hang

Assoc. Prof., PhD, Academy of Journalism and Communication

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