Journalist Frank McCulloch of the Los Angeles Times warns that, due to the growing magnitude and complexity of local, national, and international problems, the task of communication on the part of the professional journalist and of absorption and understanding on the part of the citizen may well be insurmountable, thus weakening one of the main underpinnings of democracy. Original recording date in the USA, Spring 1963.

The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) brought together many of the most capable and distinguished minds of the times to discuss vital issues facing American society of the day. Political and academic leaders, scientists, social scientists, legal scholars, journalists, theologians, labor and community leaders focused on topics such as peace and war, democracy, dissent, community action, ecology and the environment, elections and the electoral process, immigration, international relations, law and order, the media, race and ethnicity, and religion. Prominent participants included Senator Alan Cranston, Upton Sinclair, Milton Friedman, Mortimer Adler, Cesar Chavez, Aldous Huxley, Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, Sander Vanocur, and Gunner Myrdal among many others.

Primary Title
  • Communication in a Democracy
Secondary Title
  • Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions
Date Broadcast
  • 1963
Duration
  • 28:27
Episode
  • 2
Channel
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcaster
  • The University of Auckland Library
Owning Organisation
  • The University of Auckland Library
Programme Description
  • The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) brought together many of the most capable and distinguished minds of the times to discuss vital issues facing American society of the day. Political and academic leaders, scientists, social scientists, legal scholars, journalists, theologians, labor and community leaders focused on topics such as peace and war, democracy, dissent, community action, ecology and the environment, elections and the electoral process, immigration, international relations, law and order, the media, race and ethnicity, and religion. Prominent participants included Senator Alan Cranston, Upton Sinclair, Milton Friedman, Mortimer Adler, Cesar Chavez, Aldous Huxley, Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, Sander Vanocur, and Gunner Myrdal among many others.
Episode Description
  • Journalist Frank McCulloch of the Los Angeles Times warns that, due to the growing magnitude and complexity of local, national, and international problems, the task of communication on the part of the professional journalist and of absorption and understanding on the part of the citizen may well be insurmountable, thus weakening one of the main underpinnings of democracy. Original recording date in the USA, Spring 1963.
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Radio
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
  • University of Santa Barbara Library DIGITAL COLLECTIONS The complete recording can be found at http://digital.library.ucsb.edu/items/show/4908
Genres
  • News
  • Politics
Contributors
  • Frank McCulloch (Speaker)
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