Daily Press Summary 22 March

Radiodays Europe heads to Vienna in 2018
Radiodays Europe will take place in Vienna next year, organisers of the major radio industry event have announced.
Radio Today

Major format change approved for Nation Radio
Nation Radio has had another Format change request approved by Ofcom, allowing the station to drop rock music altogether.
Radio Today

‘Disputed by multiple fact-checkers’: Facebook rolls out new alert to combat fake news
Feature – which flags content as ‘disputed’ – trialled on story that falsely claimed thousands of Irish people were brought to the US as slaves
Guardian

Beswick in breach of BBC Editorial Guidelines
A phone call to the Allan Beswick Show on BBC Radio Manchester and BBC Radio Lancashire has been subject to an investigation by the BBC Trust.
Radio Today

£730k raised by Sara Cox’s Radio 2 Danceathon
Sara Cox has been dancing for 24 hours to 80s music at Wogan House to raise money for Comic Relief.
Radio Today

Station boss Paul Rodgers on how the expanded 6 Music Festival will boost the music biz
BBC 6 Music head Paul Rodgers is toasting “a year of firsts” for the 6 Music Festival, with the event set to make its TV debut this year.
Music Week

Opinion: What can radio do about Fake News?
“Fake news” was a thing long before it came from the mouth of President Donald Trump.
Radio Today