A LITERARY PROGRAMME
Sir,-Mr. Curnow’s letter was timely, and you are to be thanked for airing such matters which are of vital concern to writers, It is some sort of commentary on the age. that the interpretative artist and the performer of greater commercial potentialities is so highly paid in comparison with the creative. Nor does it remain entirely as a matter of "commerciability," but seems to have established itself as a concept. I mean that a chairman or commentator is often paid more, for instance, to neutrally string a programme of vetse together, than any of the creative contributors to the programme. One doesn’t want them to be paid less, of coursebut there is too little attempt made at discovering what ought to be paid for creative work. At the same time, it should be pointed out that the Broadcasting Service has some awareness of real cultural needs. It does endeavour to present our cultural activity to the people, and gives a very useful lead to other organs of publication. It is also known that broadcasting officials are themselves aware of the need for higher rates. The needs of broadcasting will grow as the awareness of the people is increased by their cultural diet--and the final solution must lie in expanding Broadcasting’s budget to meet these needs, And this is a decision that must be made on the highest level.
LOUIS
JOHNSON
(Wellington).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 32, Issue 811, 11 February 1955, Page 5
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234A LITERARY PROGRAMME New Zealand Listener, Volume 32, Issue 811, 11 February 1955, Page 5
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