The ABC in review : national broadcasting in the 1980s. Volume 2, Report / [Committee of Review of the Australian Broadcasting Commission]

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THE ABC IN REVIEW National Broadcasting in the 1980s Volume 2—Report 1
THE ABC IN REVIEW NATIONAL BROADCASTING IN THE 1980s Report by the Committee of Review of the Australian Broadcasting Commission Sydney May 1981 Volume 2 — Report 7
CONTENTS 15
1. INTRODUCTION 27
2. SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS 32
3. THE NATIONAL BROADCASTING SERVICE - ITS PLACE IN THE SYSTEM 70
4. THE ORIGINS AND GROWTH OF NATIONAL BROADCASTING IN AUSTRALIA 80
5. THE ABC's INDEPENDENCE AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST 97
6. THE MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL BROADCASTING 110
7. THE ABC AND THE AUDIENCE 135
8. DEVELOPMENT OF THE ABC's RADIO NETWORKS 151
9. DEVELOPMENT OF THE ABC's TELEVISION NETWORK 176
10. INFORMING AUSTRALIA - THE ABC's PRIMARY ROLE 210
11. PROGRAMMING AND PROGRAMS 253
12. SOME SPECIAL PROGRAM ISSUES 317
13. THE ABC AND AUSTRALIAN CONTENT 333
14. THE ABC AND MUSIC 348
15. THE ABC AND EDUCATION 402
16. RADIO AUSTRALIA 446
17. THE ABC's ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 467
18. MERCHANDISING 476
19. THE FUNDING OF NATIONAL BROADCASTING 497
20. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING 536
21. TRAINING 588
22. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS 623
23. THE OVERSEA VISITS COMMITTEE 677
24. PROPERTY AND BUILDINGS 684
25. THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRANSMITTERS AND THE PLANNING OF DEVELOPMENT 700
26. THE STRUCTURE OF THE ORGANISATION 731
27. FUTURE ISSUES FOR THE ABC 778
ATTACHMENTS TO THE REPORT ATTACHMENT 1 PUBLIC WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS 789
ATTACHMENT 2 WITNESSES AT PUBLIC HEARINGS 876
PUBLIC HEARINGS OF THE COMMITTEE OF REVIEW 926
ATTACHMENT 4 INQUIRIES INVOLVING ASPECTS OF THE ABC's OPERATIONS 928
ATTACHMENT 5 Current orchestra service and funding arrangements 931
ATTACHMENT 6 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AT THE STATE LEVEL, CONTROLLERS OF NETWORKS AND HEADS OF SPECIALIST DEPARTMENTS 941
ATTACHMENT 7(a) GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS 961
ATTACHMENT 7(b) GLOSSARY OF SPECIAL AND TECHNICAL TERMS 963
ATTACHMENT 8 CONTENTS OF APPENDIX VOLUMES 974
NATIONAL RADIO SERVICE Medium Wave Radio Coverage Areas 976
NATIONAL TELEVISION SERVICE National Television Coverage Areas 977

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