CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS
BROADCASTING RIGHTS AUTHORITY NOT USED (Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day. That New Zealand's broadcasting policy has been closely following that of the British Broadcasting Board was declared by the Postmaster-General, the Hon. F. Jones, to be a pretence. " He told the House when replying on the second reading of the Broadeast- " ing Bill that the Broadcasting Board had certainly followed the 8.8. C. in its most conservative features,_ but it had never given the sameright in New • {Zealand to discuss controversial subjects, 'pi was enjoyed in Britain. It ■had' never allowed, the unemployed to present their point of view over the air, nor had it arranged for the dis- . cussion of comparative religion and .many other important social and political topics on which the people should be informed. He knew that the ex-Postmaster-Gcneral had instructed the board that it .could permit controversial subjects » to be discussed, but it seemed either to be frightened by Parliament, or ,it never had the courage to follow the :'. example of the 8.8. C, and, therefore, Cdid not take full advantage of his predecessor's authority. ,
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19038, 11 June 1936, Page 5
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182CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19038, 11 June 1936, Page 5
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