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A & B Class Radio Stations

Liz Jacka describes how the radio industries of the US, UK and Europe were established as either public or commercial broadcasting.

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Public broadcasting

Families tune in to a broadcast of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra over the ABC. Liz Jacka describes how the BBC's preference for 'high culture' programming influenced the nature of early broadcasts in Australia.

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Family radio

A young boy plays along with a musical game during one of the many ABC broadcasts for children. Children from around Australia tune into a kindergarten broadcast over the ABC. Tim Bowden remembers the ABC children's program <cite>The Argonauts</cite>.

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Broadcaster control

Liz Jacka details the history of broadcaster control and the introduction of the Australian Broadcasting Control Board.

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Community radio

Gary Adams describes the experience in the 1970s of listening to pirate radio stations and how this led to the demand for public radio.

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The Ratings War

The ruthless world of commercial television and its chase for ratings is compared to the programming motivations of the public broadcaster.

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Broadcast Media Ownership

Trevor Barr looks forward to the future of broadcasting and the internet in Australia.

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Imparja: Indigenous Broadcasting

Imparja Television allows Indigenous communities to tell their stories and to communicate both with each other as well as the wider Australian community.

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News as Entertainment

John Safran talks about the use of 'doorstopping' in current affairs programs. Scott Goodings traces the celebrity and entertainment value of today's news broadcasts to the 'news wars' of the late 1980s.

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News as Entertainment

John Safran talks about the use of 'doorstopping' in current affairs programs. Scott Goodings traces the celebrity and entertainment value of today's news broadcasts to the 'news wars' of the late 1980s.

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Triple J

Triple J takes popular culture from the big cities to young people across Australia.

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Community TV

The role of community television in general and its role in training TV personalities.

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Launch of Pay TV

The issues surrounding the establishment of Pay TV in Australia.

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Content Quotas

The importance of content quotas in preserving and encouraging programs that represent Australian culture.

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Cash for comment

The 'Cash for Comment' affair in 1999 showed Australian audiences how corrupt and corruptible commercial broadcasting can be.

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Media industry production

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The Digital Realm

Christina Spurgeon talks about crossing the digital divide.

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The Tyranny of Distance

Behind the scenes with the people who work to provide land-line telephone services.

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The Rise and Future of Australian Content

Megan Spencer believes that taking more risks with writing is the way ahead for televsion drama.

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ABC Online & Broadband Production

What does the end of the 'golden age of Australian broadcast media' mean? Stuart Cunningham discusses the idea.

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Intellectual Property & Digital Rights

Intellectual property and digital rights in the post-broadcast era.

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J.W. Lindt -- The Mechanical Eye of the Camera

It's often said that the camera doesn't lie but the photograph can be manipulated like any other art form.

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