Fourth Estate
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.
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1John Kennedy takes a critical look at Television New Zealand's (TVNZ) natural history programme "Garbage of Eden" which focused on the minutiae of the Dunedin rubbish dump.
- Start 0 : 00 : 23
- Finish 00 : 03 : 11
- Duration 02 : 48
Reporters
- John Kennedy (Presenter, Fourth Estate)
Locations
- Dunedin, New Zealand (Otago)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2The editor of The Truth newspaper, Alan Hitchens and Anglican clergyman Michael Elliot are both defying the Race Relations Conciliator Hiwi Tauroa, albeit for different reasons. The Truth has been condemned for its portrayal of Polynesians and Elliot for an article representing an alternative to the Pakeha view of New Zealand history.
- Start 00 : 03 : 43
- Finish 00 : 10 : 43
- Duration 07 : 00
Reporters
- John Kennedy (Presenter, Fourth Estate)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Fourth Estate
Date Broadcast
- Friday 12 October 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.
Classification
- Not Classified
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
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
- Commentary
Hosts
- John Kennedy (Presenter)