Column Comment in the 60s and News Stand in the 70s established a tradition of print media scrutiny by TV. Fourth Estate succeeded them with a brief expanded to include radio, TV and magazines. For 12 minutes on Friday nights, no media outlet (and especially not broadcaster TVNZ) was safe from the ruminations of journalism lecturer Brian Priestley, along with John Kennedy, editor of the Catholic weekly The Tablet, and guest presenters. Only brief programme excerpts and graphics of the newspaper articles under discussion provide visual relief.
1Analysis of television coverage of the general election as well as analysis of the media's various predictions for the election and press intrusion into the lives of Prime Ministers' families.
Start 00 : 00 : 24
Finish 00 : 14 : 22
Duration 13 : 58
Reporters
John Kennedy (Presenter, Fourth Estate)
Speakers
John Kennedy
Live Broadcast
No
Commercials
No
Primary Title
Fourth Estate
Date Broadcast
Friday 20 July 1984
Start Time
20 : 15
Finish Time
20 : 30
Duration
15:00
Channel
TV One
Broadcaster
Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
Column Comment in the 60s and News Stand in the 70s established a tradition of print media scrutiny by TV. Fourth Estate succeeded them with a brief expanded to include radio, TV and magazines. For 12 minutes on Friday nights, no media outlet (and especially not broadcaster TVNZ) was safe from the ruminations of journalism lecturer Brian Priestley, along with John Kennedy, editor of the Catholic weekly The Tablet, and guest presenters. Only brief programme excerpts and graphics of the newspaper articles under discussion provide visual relief.