Posts by Geoff Lealand
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Maybe the whole cinema of unease thing is something to react against now
Sometime back, whilst being interviewed on Nat Radio, Sam Neill revised his 'cinema of unease' notion (which was always a problem), to talk of NZ film-making entering a new phase of "cinema at ease"--in the wake of 'feel-good' features like No. 2 and Sione's Wedding. I have quoted him on this, as in the resource on NZ film I co-authored with Sandra Chesterman, for the NZ Film Comm.
If you get a chance, do get to Apron Strings--a cheeerful and often quite touching portrayal of a multicultural New Zealand,
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I have been out of N.Z. for the last two and a half weeks - all I can say is there isn't a lot of news in this country.
Must admit to being a little bit sick of it, myself--most particularly with the Herald headlines and 'digitally enhanced' images.
If I was of a conspiratorial bent, it could be that this could be seen as a very convoluted strategy by Glenn to bring down the coalition government. Has there been any explanation as to his *motives* for giving money to political parties?
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My first encounters with computers were a matter of fear and trembling. I had started a PhD in the American Culture PhD Program at Bowling Green State University (25 miles down I-25 from Toledo, Ohio), living on a teaching fellowship which kept me quite well in bagels, onion rings and $2 beer, served in jam jars. Part of the PhD programme (it was a taught PhD, which mean't doing two full years of courses, internship, practicum etc, before writing a thesis in year three), included a 'language' component. The choice was between French, German--or rudimentary computer programming. I can still remember spending many hours at a curious machine, punching out little square holes in cards, then feeding packs of these cards into a machine which turned them into on-screen data. One false key-punch and you started all over again!! There seemed to be a purpose to it all but it pretty much eluded me at the time.
In fact, it put me off computers and I ignored email and the Net for quite some time--making my way back in a series of evolutionary steps ie semi-electric typewriter, electronic typewriter--then I discovered the Apple Mac. I wish I could remember the first email I ever sent (I can vividly remember the first film I ever saw!).
After all these years, some aspects of the connected world still fill me with awe and wonder--such as when I have finished a long book chapter or review after labouring over it for weeks, then send it off to the other side of the world at the press of a button. -
Duh!! That is a real demonstration on just how complex life has become...The Jaquie Brown Diaries, of course!
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Did anyone (especially Jackie Clark) see the Jackie Clarke vs Jaquie Clark punch-up on The Jaquie Clark Diaries last night?
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I would be another starter for $100 (or more) annually. What we might need to consider is the NZOA model of funding ie you need to have a promise from a broadcaster of a slot in the schedule, to qualify for funding. If TVNZ, TV3 etc are happy with the situation of benefiting from heavily subsidised programmes, there may be publishing outlets who would be the same. Of course, you would have to have caveats re editorial independence etc.
I wasn't aware of the origins of Pew (I have sometimes wondered about it) but I too have respect for their research output (such as their annual The State of the [US] News Media), and their willingness to make this free and available. The Guardian features their latest research effort, at http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/aug/18/digitalmedia.usa
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Or Hamilton.
[somwhat belatedly..] eh???
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Extremely well put, Russell. Over the past decade or two, I have been involved with five different national surveys of New Zealand journalists (for the NZJTO and other folk) and resistance of journalists to any interrogation of their profession by 'outsiders' has always been an issue--especially for long-serving journalists. What is happening now is that the club is no longer exclusive, and interlopers are sneaking in the back door, to drink at the bar (so to speak).
I think this is why journalism training maintains several barriers, such as a required entry level of shorthand (do we always need it, in these days of more accurate digital recorders?).But why Joanne Black on Media 7? She already has ample (too much?) access to the public discourse, and really has nothing much to say (and if she mentions her bloody house renovations again....!!!)
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Iraq hasn't turned out all that bad.
We should file that one with 'At least Mussolini got the trains to run on time' and 'Hitler liked dogs'
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Thanks for the useful info, Jake.