Comment of the impact of headlines on the public. A headline from the Evening Post has been held to be a breach of parliamentary privilege as it lessened the esteem by which parliament itself is held by the public. Evidence from J H Robb on the Homosexual Reform Law was headlined, "Statistical claim is made that four MPs in NZ are probably homosexual". The headline was found to not accurately report the essence of the evidence.

A weekly review of the press in New Zealand from the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC). Theme is Miles Davis, Milestones

Primary Title
  • Column Comment
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 27 November 1968
Start Time
  • 19 : 50
Finish Time
  • 19 : 55
Duration
  • 05:00
Channel
  • NZBC TV - AKTV-2
Broadcaster
  • New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Station
  • AKTV-2
Owning Organisation
  • New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
  • A weekly review of the press in New Zealand from the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC). Theme is Miles Davis, Milestones
Episode Description
  • Comment of the impact of headlines on the public. A headline from the Evening Post has been held to be a breach of parliamentary privilege as it lessened the esteem by which parliament itself is held by the public. Evidence from J H Robb on the Homosexual Reform Law was headlined, "Statistical claim is made that four MPs in NZ are probably homosexual". The headline was found to not accurately report the essence of the evidence.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television (Audio only)
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Politics
Hosts
  • G. W. Symmans (Host)
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