Yhn first seen 11 h ago, last 2 h ago, peak #12
Rural Argentines use AM radio as a social network
Original: The First Social Network: In rural Argentina residents send messages w AM radio
A New Yorker feature describes how residents of rural Argentina use AM radio as a communal messaging system, with listeners phoning in greetings, announcements and personal messages that broadcast across isolated areas long before the internet. The piece frames radio as an early form of social networking, and the story is drawing attention for its portrait of low-tech community connection.
Why now: A New Yorker article reframing AM radio in rural Argentina as an early social network is being widely shared and discussed.
ArgentinaAM radioThe New Yorker
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