A shock jock is a type of radio broadcaster or disc jockey who entertains listeners or attracts attention using humor

and/or melodramatic exaggeration that some portion of the listening audience may find offensive. The term is usually
used pejoratively to describe provocative or irreverent broadcasters whose mannerisms, statements and actions are
typically offensive to many members of the community. It is a popular term, generally not used within the radio
industry. A shock jock is considered to be the radio equivalent of the tabloid newspaper, for which entertaining readers
is as important as, or more important than, providing factual information. Within the radio industry, a radio station that
relies primarily on shock jocks for its programming is said to have a hot talk format.

Confusingly, the term has been used in two broad (but sometimes overlapping) contexts:

The radio announcer who deliberately makes outrageous, controversial, or shocking statements, or does boundary-
pushing stunts to improve ratings.

The political radio announcer who has an emotional outburst in response to a controversial government policy decision.

Un jock de oc este un tip de radiodifuzor sau jockey de disc care i distreaz pe asculttori sau atrage atenia
prin exagerarea umorului i / sau melodramatic pe care o parte din audiena auditiv o poate considera
ofensatoare. Termenul este, de obicei, folosit peiorativ pentru a descrie radiodifuzorii provocatori sau
irevereni, ale cror maniere, declaraii i aciuni sunt de obicei ofensatoare pentru muli membri ai comunitii.
Este un termen popular, care n general nu este utilizat n industria radioului. Un jock de soc este considerat
echivalentul radio al ziarului tabloid, pentru care cititorii de divertisment sunt la fel de importani sau mai
importani dect furnizarea de informaii factuale. n industria radio, o staie radio care se bazeaz n primul
rnd pe jock-urile de oc pentru programarea sa se spune c are un format de vorbire fierbinte.
n mod confuz, termenul a fost folosit n dou contexte largi (dar uneori suprapuse):
Cntecul radio care face n mod deliberat declaraii scandaloase, controversate sau ocante sau face
cascadorii de mpingere a limitelor pentru a mbunti ratingurile.
Crainicul de radio politic care are un izbucnire emoional ca rspuns la o decizie controversat a politicii
guvernamentale.