Former chief of the FCC and public television advocate Newton Minow has died at age 97:
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Former FCC chief Newton Minow, 97
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Here is a Newton Minnow book worth reading even today;
And one he co-wrote:
And one he co-wrote:
Minow was still in his 30s when he left the FCC, so he used some of his time to become the inspiration behind the establishment of public broadcasting. Some of the early studies took place at the RAND Corporation, a non-partisan think tank. That ultimately led to the Pubic Broadcasting Act of 1967.
Minow was on the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in the 70s. In the NPR obit, he's quoted as saying: "One of the best things that's happened from my perspective is the growth in both public television and public radio, a noncommercial service, which really didn't exist in any in any major sense at all at that time." Taking the profit motive out of broadcasting made it more responsive to the users rather than the advertisers.
Minow was on the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in the 70s. In the NPR obit, he's quoted as saying: "One of the best things that's happened from my perspective is the growth in both public television and public radio, a noncommercial service, which really didn't exist in any in any major sense at all at that time." Taking the profit motive out of broadcasting made it more responsive to the users rather than the advertisers.
One of the best examples of the ability of public broadcasting to provide service commercial media can not was seen last night and this morning on the BBC.
While not all agree with or like the British monarchy, I am referring to the quality of the BBC coverage of a major news event.
Camera placement, angles and selection. Audio quality. Narration and commentary. Sheer number of camera locations. All represented the finest work that can be done in live TV.
I'm also a long-time subscriber to BritBox. In particular, the BBC drama shows tend to have thicker plots, much better writing, good filming and quite excellent acting.
Together, the spot news and the dramatic productions demonstrate what a full service public television organization can do.
I have visited the RAI facilites in Italy in the past when I used to attend the San Remo song festivals and the Canzone per L'estate competition. While my Italian is not precise, I found similar qualities in production and "enjoyability" as I do with the Beeb. Same goes for France 2 and France 3, the French state TV networks, although my French is really inadequate for a deep evaluation.
Same with NHK World Japan, I really like watching their cooking & travel shows on PBS. And I just found out they stream live online:
www3.nhk.or.jp
Watch Live TV | NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Japan's sole public media organization delivers to the world the latest information about Japan and Asia 24 hours a day.
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