NEWS AND VIEWS

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXXV, Issue 8903, 11 April 1936, Page 4

NEWS AND VIEWS

BROADCASTING AS SOLSSAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL VALUE Cl IRISTCIIURCII PROPOSALS In Christchurch a group of wellmeaning persons calling themselves the Social Research Society has set up a committee to discover the most appropriate and practical methods of making use of the broadcasting system for the purpose of social education. The report of this committee is an interesting document. In the first place, in issuing the report the committee assumes:

1. “That the Labour Government, in contradistinction to any previous Government, is prepared sympathetically to consider and put into operation any practical proposals for making the broadcasting service a

more useful factor in the cultural and intellectual life of the community.

QUESTION OF CONTROL

2. “That the control of all broadcasting stations will be in the hands of the Stale, and that vested interests such as have taken possession of the air in Australia, establishing, as it were, privately owned and controlled ‘radio newpapers.’ will not be allowed to grow up in this country. 3. “That the Labour Government’s, attitude to the broadcasting of socalled ‘controversial’ matter is diametrically opposed to that of the previous Government.’’ The report goes on to suggest that if the broadcasting system is to become a more vital factor in the education of the people, more attention and organisation must be devoted to talks and discussions. In the past this side of broadcasting has been neglected “owing to two main causes (a) the fear of the Government that any freedom of speech over the air would react to its own disadvantage, and (b) the demand of the majority of listeners for light enter- | taimnent of low cultural standards.” It is suggested that some serious attempt should be made to uplift the I people by means of broadcasting, and j that this should be done gradually and almost imperceptibly. The subcommittee believes that once worthwhile intellectual fare is set before them that they (New Zealand listeners) will discover, not without surprise, that it is much more to their taste. The committee goes on to say. “that in view of the opposition to the Labour Party of almost the entire newspaper press, the Government must not hesitate to use the only means at its disposal of defending the people, and. incidentally, the Government itself.”

“NATIONAL 11A LF-U OUR ” Further recommendations by the committee are as follows: 1. That each YA station should broadcast twice a week on different nights as far as possible at between 9 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. a programme of lalks or discussions on subjects of basic and immediate social or economic importance. 2. That *lu> talks and discussions iu the main he designed as to be interesting and intelligible to secondary school pupils its well as adults.

That teachers be encouraged to employ instructively this section ol the radio programmes. •I. That this period be known as lhe “National Half Hour,” and that by suitable publicity it be borne upon the people that it is the duty of every intelligent citizen to listen to this period. 5. That in order to ensure a supply of interesting and varied material and in order to make personal contact with the various organisations apd individuals wishing to present ther views before the microphone during the National Half Hour, a “talks organiser" should be appointed in each of the four centres. This person should be of high intellectual qualifications, must have wide contacts with all sections of the community, and he prepared to arrange, seek out, and, if necessary, !o persuade competent individuals to speak (luring the National Half Hour. He must he readily accessible to any citizen to discuss proposed addresses during tlie National Half Hour. The sub-committee suggests, for example, that the position's might be held by suitable members of the staffs of the four university colleges as part-lime occupations.

COURT OF APPEAL G. That Hie recommendations of the talks organisers he forwarded to the central supervisor of talks for approval and allocation of time as at present. 7. That a Court of Appeal, consisting of three members appointed by Hie Government, be set up to review the decision of the supervisor in the event of protest by rejected indivi ' duals or organisations and that the finding of the Court of Appeal be published in the daily press. ,S. That the Broadcasting Board should have a weekly magazine under its direct control. /), That a national short-wave transmit (i/’g station he established. “This report uyi; tains no startlingly new ideas,-” commenio “Ariel” in the Ohristcli.urch “Press.” “The ‘National Half Hour’ is at present being utilised in Germany as a medium for consolidating the political ideas of the people, It is being used in Russia to consolidate the Kolkhoz (the community farm workers). But taking the report by and large, it contains a lot of excellent material, and is well worthy of consideration, .because the little child broadcast ing Is u.ii/growing bis pants and will soon be a nig sturdy man."

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