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Prue TorneyParlicki

Turning off the Television by Jock Given & Media mania by Hugh Mackay

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August 2003, no. 253
Prue Torney-Parlicki reviews ‘Turning off the Television: Broadcasting’s uncertain future’ by Jock Given and ‘Media mania: Why our fear of modern media is misplaced’ by Hugh Mackay

At a recent Australian Broadcasting Authority conference, federal communications minister Senator Richard Alston conceded that the early adoption of digital television in Australia had been ‘modest’. More impartial observers of the transition to digital broadcasting in Australia have been less restrained. ‘A digital dead-end’ and ‘dismal failure’ are representative of recent media commentary on the subject.

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