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Chronicling the Canadian Broadcast News Heritage = Chronique du patrimoine canadien d'émissions de nouvelles

Item number (ISN):

113834

Series title:

Beyond the Printed Word Symposium = Colloque Au-delà de l'écrit

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1988-10-21

Item number (ISN):

113834

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

CANADA. NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA / ARCHIVES NATIONALES DU CANADA: MOVING IMAGE AND SOUND ARCHIVES

Accession:

1988-0466

Media:

Sound

Part:

3 of 3

Production date:

1988-10-21

Production company:

Moving Image and Sound Archives

Sponsor:

National Archives of Canada
Association for the Study of Canadian Radio & Television

Description:

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Session 9, was chaired by François Baby, Université Laval. After stating his experience in broadcasting, he introduced the session topic. Jason Baldwin, McMaster University, introduce himself and the theme of his paper "History and Hegemony : Private Broadcasting in Ontario". Philip Hiscock, Memorial University and Robert Albota, Carleton University, follow suit with the titles of their papers, "The Public Despatch and the Doyle Bulletin : Two Newfoundland Electronic News Services", and "Dan McArthur's Concept of Objectivity for the CBC News Service", respectively. Baldwin begins with the story of Hamiltonian Reginald Fessenden's involvement with radio, leading to his broadcast of the first radio message by speech in 1906. He goes on to talk about the development of radio stations in Ontario under the impetus of the Detroit News and the dominance of nearby U. S. stations. CKOC, Hamilton, the first station to broadcast in Ontario, and other fought for hegemony which involved competing for available frequencies and the attention of their public and advertisers. The second speaker, Philip Hiscock, tells the history of the two news services that influenced the development of folk culture in Newfoundland. He describes the Public Despatch, how it worked, what were the sources of its information, its relative popularity, and some of its problems with censorship imposed by the authorities. With arrival of radio, the Doyle Bulletin became the predominant factor in the social and folk life of its audience. Hiscock describes its growth, its problems with Posts and Telegraphy and the Broadcasting Corporation.~Commenting on the nature of the Bulletin's services, he reads samples of the messages, some humorous, that have provided the basis for Newfoundland folklore. Robert Albota opens his talk with references to the creation of the CBC News Service in 1941 with Dan McArthur as chief editor. He outlines McArthur's successful attempts to build a service reputed for integrity and objectivity, where calm and factual representations, free of bias, personal opinions and editorializing came to be associated with CBC news reporting. The speaker cites some of the chief editor's guidelines and memos. He goes on to talk about the implications of the relatively rigid directives, and the measures introduced to mitigate the negative consequences which eventually brought about changes in CBC newscasting practices, broader concepts of objectivity, etc. Albota stresses, however, that McArthur's ideas set valuable examples for CBC editors and reporters to follow. Comments, kudos for Albota, questions and answers followed.

Language:

English / Français

Notes:

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1. Recorded by the National Archives of Canada and the Association for the Study of Canadian Radio and Television.~2. Written presentation: Dan McArthur's Concept of Objectivity for the CBC News Service by Robert Albota.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

104087

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1988-0466/09

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

CASSETTE

Technical description:

POLY

Duration:

62:00

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

104088

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1988-0466/10

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

CASSETTE

Technical description:

POLY

Duration:

62:00

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

104089

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1988-0466/11

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

CASSETTE

Technical description:

POLY

Duration:

60:25

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

104090

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

C06742

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

119:30

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

104093

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

C06743

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

118:25

Made from:

1988-0466/12

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

574581

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

113834-1988-0466-09-S2.wav
113834-1988-0466-10-S1.wav
113834-1988-0466-10-S2.wav
113834-1988-0466-11-S1.wav

Number of items:

4

Kind of sound:

WAV

Duration:

92:48

Made from:

1988-0466/09
1988-0466/10
1988-0466/11

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

574583

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

113834-1988-0466-09-S2.mp3
113834-1988-0466-10-S1.mp3
113834-1988-0466-10-S2.mp3
113834-1988-0466-11-S1.mp3

Number of items:

4

Kind of sound:

MP3

Duration:

92:48

Made from:

1988-0466/09
1988-0466/10
1988-0466/11

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

Open

Restrictions on consultation:

No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

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With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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