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Seventh
World Conference of Community Radio Broadcasters
Milan, 23-29 August 1998 Main | Activities | Local information | Register now! | Virtual Forum | Other links Septième
Assemblée mondiale des radiodiffuseurs communautaires
Séptima
Asamblea Mundial de Radios Comunitarias
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Although most of the material on commercial television in Australia is American sitcom, police chases and "drama", we also have an ABC which has more Australian and BBC content. There has been a long and ongoing struggle by commercial interests to infest the ABC but it is something of an Australian icon and the masses would revolt although it takes a lot to get Aussies to storm bastilles. We also have SBS, the Special Broadcasting Service, which is a response to the needs and activism of our multicultural population. It broadcasts films and programmes from all over the world which are usually subtitled in English. SBS used to also have the best and truly international news broadcasts but recently they have moved to an early 5pm one hour "News" which comes from the US and is more of the same. We were bombarded with the OJ Simpson trial and now tthe mysteries of DNA testing and Monica Lewinsky's dress. As if anyone really cares, except perhaps Hilary. I must agree with Flora about the dictates of the corporate world. The only hope is to change thee agenda of the corporations from within which in our own small way our Company tries to do. A scary scenario is outlined in David Korten's "When Corporations Rule the World" but his earlier book "Getting to the 21st Century" is more hopeful and stresses the vital role of NGO's. Another matter for concern is the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (there's quite a lot of discussion on the net about the MIA) Its likely impact on globalisation and "development" makes for sobering reading. Just a few random thoughts. Cheers, Lyn **************************************** Gerri Marston Communications Management Suite 2/49 Keppel STreet PO Box 1774 Bathurst NSW 2795 Telephone 02 6331 2338 Fax 02 63334 524 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ AMARC 7 Foro Virtual Forum Virtuel http://www.amarc.org/amarc7 to unsubscribe / pour se desabonner / para abandonar : e-mail "unsubscribe amarc-1 " to: [email protected]