Public Service Broadcasting In Australia

In chapter five, they begin the autopsy of Tutankhamen, this chapter digs into how old he at the time of his death and what the reason was behind his death. His mummy measured at 1.63 m long but considering the shrinkage from the mummification he was 1.67 m, 5 feet 7 inches, at the time of death. Derry determined that Tutankhamen's wisdom teeth were just beginning to push through his gum line. This discovery along with the study of the growth plates Tutankhamen died between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two. There were a few people that believed that he died as young as sixteen, Leek, and as old as twenty-seven, Harris, but most thought that Tutankhamen was eighteen years old when he died. Now, the more significant question, what caused him

Norman Schwarzkopf was one of the greatest leaders in American history. He was destined to be a leader of men from birth. Schwarzkopf was born on 22 August 1934 in Trenton, New Jersey. He grew up as an Army brat, living on bases all around the world. His father who is credited for the founding of the New Jersey state police, was honorably discharged from the army as a Brigadier General after had served in both World War I and World War II. Norman tried hard to follow in his father’s footsteps. Like his father, Norman graduated from West Point University in 1956 with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. While attending West Point he was a member of both the football and wrestling teams.

In the late 1950s and into the 1960s responsibility played a large role in how news was distributed. Three television networks, ABC, CBS, and NBC, were among the outlets with formally trained news anchors who brought forth a sense of unity in the country. But, as the years progressed and people began to develop special interests, the ways news was relayed transformed (Turow, 1997, p. 40).

The public can now have a say in what they see, and this differs from ‘old guard newsrooms.’ Liquid journalism is intertwined, being a very fluctuating version. Generalizations do not seem to be the same words one would associate a journalist with. TV was free, but now people pay for in time and money. They are constantly looking for profit centers. Antitrust rulings keep companies from owning too much, and the companies are no longer stopped from syndicating by fin-syn. Buying smaller channels is a way for bigger companies to make money, too. CBS and NBC were the first two major companies for broadcasting. The FCC limits the sizes of conglomerates, questioned by the NRA. Critics argue that owning so much of each media type (radio, tv, newspaper) decreases competition of

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Australian Story is a TV series that has journalists interviewing people who are considered to have or who inspire other people in their lives. In the 18 years on air, the program has received accolades for its unique personal approach and has gained a strong following from audiences around the nation. Understanding that the Australian Story brief demands “Unique stories that feature fascinating characters and original storylines with unexpected 'twists and turns ' and compelling visuals,” I am proposing a candidate on whom the Australian Story team could base a future episode.

In the 1990’s technology was the main focus of all countries around the world. Companies such Microsoft and Apple had a huge impact of technology in general especially the technological advances in digital television and pay television. This has gained most Australians the abitily to choose freely what they would like to watch such as movies, news, sports for more than 24 hours a day. These varieties has also open the channel to more technological development and business

“reinvention” of the BBC during the 1990s, relating a managerialist “politics of forgetting” to the

The television industry is one of the most rapidly changing media industries to date. Its evolution from black and white, to colour, to digital and now three-dimensional viewing, there is nothing slow about its development. Focusing particularly on commercial free-to-air (FTA) television, the FTA television industry plays a critical role in the Australian ecosystem. Due to its free delivery, it generates $3.2 billion per annum in economic and advertising surplus (Venture Consulting, 2015). This is why the value of commercial FTA television to the Australian public remains high whereby FTA television is watched by more than 14 million Australians daily (Free TV Australia, 2014). However, television nowadays is much more than a medium of entertainment and information. It is also used as a method for engaging in social interaction (Morely, 1986, p. 22), and this digital divide of interaction is what harms the television industry. The launch of streaming services not only confronts the traditional ‘linear’ TV format by allowing users to select what they want to watch and when they want it, it also broadens the offering to almost any device (Spooner, 2015). The research methods in the television industry despite its strength as a medium, must however, walk hand in hand with the fast progression of new technology and challenge the rise of digital omnivores.

The purpose of this paper is to explore the pros and cons of the proposal to eliminate federal funding to The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). In doing so, first we will explore several facets of this issue including first the cost of funding from both a governmental and taxpayer perspective. Secondly, understanding the services provided and the audience served is integral in this discussion. Lastly, we will consider government’s role in media and education. The conversation, however, must start with the history, values, and goals of this organization.

Republican-led threats to public media funding is nothing new. Consider that only two years after the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 became law, Republican President Richard Nixon sought to slice its funding in half (Frank, 2012). CPB has also survived repeated attempts to

On average Canadians spend more time watching television, listening to the radio and browsing the Web than they do anything else (Rowland, 2015). What is seen, heard and read has an influence on culture, providing information and resources for information gathering, deliberation and analysis that enables democracy to function (Fenton, 2012). The public radio station was created to support that idea – flush out the subjective, at times propagandist, profit-driven private media and replace it with educational and objective information that would serve the interests of the public. After examining the historical context of public broadcasting in Canada, this case study will analyze the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), looking at its early

Over the centuries, the media has played a significant role in the shaping of societies across the globe. This is especially true of developed nations where media access is readily available to the average citizen. The media has contributed to the creation of ideologies and ideals within a society. The media has such an effect on social life, that a simple as a news story has the power to shake a nation. Because of this, governments around the world have made it their duty to be active in the regulation and control of media access in their countries. The media however, has quickly become dominated by major mega companies who own numerous television, radio and movie companies both nationally and

BBC is the only media outlet that is not funded by any organization or advertisers. Anyone who owns a television has to pay the license fee, which helps fund the BBC. In the most recent famous case, Prime Minister Tony Blair 's administration became furious over a report by a BBC freelance correspondent that the Labour government had “sexed up” the evidence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq in order to build public consensus for sending British troops to war. Although it later became apparent that evidence of these weapons was inconclusive, an inquiry into the matter (which also involved the suicide of a government official responsible for unauthorized comments) led to the resignation of both the head of the BBC Board of Governors and the BBC director-general (Hutton Inquiry, 2004; Dyke, 2005). In a study of the

To maintain a degree of independence from the state of the governing administration was to appoint a committee of 12 public figures on a five yearly basis who would, in turn, appoint a director general. The extent to which these committees were composed of 'political appointees' who could steer the BBC in directions favourable to the government has been a subject of controversy . So has the BBC's real 'independence' in light of the government's power to set licence fees and therefore apply financial pressure in the event of unfavourable or controversial political coverage. Under its first director John Reith the BBC was given a mission to bring the 'Best' of British culture to the nation, to enlighten, elevate and 'educate' wherever possible.

As I'm writing this, we have just returned from a 5 day hospital stay. Life has become a series of doctors' appointments, tests, and hospital stays. This is life with a chronic illness. . . especially one of which not much is known. But life wasn't always this way.