Free But Not Easy
S yet, I have heard only a couple of the 4ZB Citizens’ Forum sessions, and also the first of the 4YA discussion panels, Le?’s’ Have it Out, the latter having as its subject "Realism or Reticence in Novels, Films, and Plays." Coming so close to each other as they
did, it was impossible to avoid comparison of these two similar types of pro. gramme. Both are based on the very sound idea of free discussion, but results seem to be proving quite different in the two cases, Citizens’ Forum should have been a more free-and-easy affair than the more intellectual YA discussion, but it was disappointing, in that, with one or two notable exceptions, most of the speakers sounded far from easy. As far as the listener was concerned, it seemed that most of the citizens had come along to the meeting ready-prepared with material which they delivered in the form of short set speeches. This kind of free discussion can be heard from the precincts of Parliament to better .advantage, and the citizens who present us with their opinidns in these sessions would be doing something to improve the broadcasts if they spoke up naturally, and did not give the unfortunate impression’ that they were taking part in the question-time of an election campaign address. |
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 462, 30 April 1948, Page 13
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220Free But Not Easy New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 462, 30 April 1948, Page 13
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