We can‎'‎t do without radio‎.‎ However many new forms of mass communication are invented‎,‎ the grandmother of them all remains indispensable‎.‎ From Peru to Jordan‎,‎ it‎'‎s radio journalists who are often the first‎,‎ and the last‎,‎ to defy censorship and push the boundaries‎.‎ As modern technology multiplies radio‎'‎s reach‎,‎ "Index" examines the medium and its messengers‎.‎ Alexei Venediktov gives an exclusive interview on the secret of radio station Ekho Moskvy‎'‎s survival ‎- one of the last bastions of free speech in Russia‎;‎ Joe Queenan reveals why he has no time for talk radio in the US and Shirazuddin Siddiqi on the programme the Taliban couldn‎'‎t ban‎,‎ plus Richard Norton‎-Taylor on the pursuit of secrecy‎;‎ Marge Berer on a full‎-frontal cover‎-up‎;‎ and‎,‎ an exclusive extract from Javad Mahzadeh‎'‎s acclaimed novel set during the Iran‎-Iraq war and Martin Rowson‎'‎s Stripsearch‎.‎ "Index on Censorship" is an award‎-winning magazine‎,‎ devoted to protecting and promoting free expression‎.‎ International in outlook‎,‎ outspoken in comment‎,‎ "Index on Censorship" reports on free expression violations around the world‎,‎ publishes banned writing and shines a light on vital free expression issues through original‎,‎ challenging and intelligent commentary and analysis‎,‎ publishing some of the world‎'‎s finest writers‎.‎ This is the winner of 2008 Amnesty International Consumer Magazine of the Year‎.‎