Comments on: Covering the Earth http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/05/26/covering-the-earth/ hopping along the corridors of power Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:28:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: sock thief http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/05/26/covering-the-earth/#comment-664 sock thief Thu, 26 May 2005 23:11:33 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/05/26/covering-the-earth/#comment-664 Well I would be concerned if any political party had the ability to tinker with TVNZ programming in-oder to advance its political agenda. I happen to believe that TV as a medium does not influence peoples' views on issues in the way that frog does but I think the principle of independent media is important. Well I would be concerned if any political party had the ability to tinker with TVNZ programming in-oder to advance its political agenda. I happen to believe that TV as a medium does not influence peoples’ views on issues in the way that frog does but I think the principle of independent media is important.

]]> By: Huskynut http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/05/26/covering-the-earth/#comment-662 Huskynut Thu, 26 May 2005 22:39:52 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/05/26/covering-the-earth/#comment-662 Sock Thief - remind me exactly what is so bad about "social engineering" again? In times past (before the 80's I think), the social role of Government ran rather wider than negotiating free trade agreements and selling assets.. National radio seems to be a remarkable aberration.. if it didn't exist by historical accident, the odds of it being created from scratch are negligible. Hard to believe TVNZ is remediable though, without starting again from scratch. Sock Thief - remind me exactly what is so bad about “social engineering” again? In times past (before the 80’s I think), the social role of Government ran rather wider than negotiating free trade agreements and selling assets..

National radio seems to be a remarkable aberration.. if it didn’t exist by historical accident, the odds of it being created from scratch are negligible.

Hard to believe TVNZ is remediable though, without starting again from scratch.

]]> By: sock thief http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/05/26/covering-the-earth/#comment-652 sock thief Thu, 26 May 2005 02:01:02 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/05/26/covering-the-earth/#comment-652 There's a number of problems with this thesis. The most basic being there is no evidence provided. Your view is a good argument for privatising TVNZ so it does not beome a tool of Government social engineering. There’s a number of problems with this thesis. The most basic being there is no evidence provided.

Your view is a good argument for privatising TVNZ so it does not beome a tool of Government social engineering.

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