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.
1Shaun Brown takes a critical look at the media, including:
1. Television New Zealand (TVNZ) summer programming
2. The Auckland Star's new Sunday issue
3. Television current affairs programmes
Start 00 : 00 : 39
Finish 00 : 11 : 42
Duration 11 : 03
Reporters
Shaun Brown (Presenter, Fourth Estate)
Speakers
Shaun Brown
Live Broadcast
No
Commercials
No
Primary Title
Fourth Estate
Date Broadcast
Friday 21 February 1986
Start Time
22 : 05
Finish Time
22 : 20
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.