Posts by Hilary Stace
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How TV news used to be. Imagine sticking an ad break or sponsor’s message into this. 10 April 1968 storm and the day after.
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I am a great fan of Ali Ikram. He does thoughtful quirky little person-centred pieces. He also writes occasionally in the Dom Post weekender and one of his recent pieces (a goldfish moment) was about ethical journalism and its costs.
At a recent Wellington protest about National Library cuts in services to schools it was great to see Whena Owen from Campbell Live turn up. She asked serious questions and tried to get multiple perspectives of the issue. These are vital services which will have a significant effect on children’s learning in schools throughout NZ. So of course it was hard to get media attention. But not sure whether that piece was ever shown.
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Hard News: About Campbell Live, in reply to mpledger,
I thought only live watching got counted in the stats they are quoting? Not delayed or on demand.
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Hard News: About Campbell Live, in reply to Russell Brown,
So why do they quote those poor stats all the time - unless there is another agenda?. I remember watching those lovely 10 year anniversary programmes and thinking that no one would be watching this with the cricket on
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I watch Campbell Live most nights but often it is later on +1. Other appointment viewing is Native Affairs, Media Take and Coronation Street, most of which I don't watch live. The programmers hate Coronation Street and have made it harder and harder to watch by mucking up the times and making it later and later, and keeping it two years behind the UK. That's because it appeals to the unvalued demographic of older people.
I suspect many older people watch Campbell Live because he is an ethical and caring broadcaster from an earlier, more public service era. Yet in a ratings, poll driven era such things as ethics, honesty, compassion and story telling have no value.
Those wanting to save Campbell Live need to make sure they and their friends and neighbours watch it live as often as possible and buy Mazdas.
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Wouldn't it be wonderful to have real public service television. Campbell Live would fit nice and securely there. Free to do intelligent compassionate work.
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Only 187 families signed up. How to set up a policy to fail! At least it has made the news.
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Thanks again for this post, Russell. So many positive comments too. Nice to know that there are many of us doing that 'family' thing in a different way to what we might once have anticipated. And that's OK.
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Phone box trivia. In the series about Cilla Black currently showing on Sunday nights, Cilla and her boyfriend wait by the local public phone box for a call from Brian Epstein to tell her whether her single has become a hit. No one had phones in their homes and the public phone box was the only way people could ring in with a message for someone in the community. That's only 50 years ago.
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Asperger's Syndrome New Zealand is another excellent and popular Facebook site. John Greally has been running it for years. Valuable and diverse insider perspectives. Parents and allies are allowed in so long as they act respectfully.