NAEB Newsletter (Apr 1936)

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N-A-L-B NLWS I BITER National Association of Educational Broadcasters Madison, Wisconsin—April 22, 1936 ILSTUDEBAKER COMMITTEE 1 *TO STUDY CONFLICTS . . fince the *«*roary meeting of the Federal Radio Education Committee several special subcommittees have been set up. One of these is known as the Subcom¬ mittee on Conflicts. Our ^resident, H. B. McCartv, has heen asked to serve with tins group to inquire into cases of controversv or conflict between educators and broadcasters, to discover instances of failure to cooperate and see what can he done to bring about better relations. Membership of this committee is as follows: Chairman A. 0. Crane, President, Universitv of Wvoming M. S. Eisenhower, 17. S. Dept, of Agriculture H. B. McCartv, National Assn, of Educational Broadcasters Georve B. Porter, Legal Division, F. C. C. Frank M. Russell, Station WRC, Vice-President NBC Harrv C. Butcher, Station WJ$V, Vice-President CBS Thomas Reed, National Advisory Council on Radio in Education William B. Dolph, Station WOL, Washington A wn OQ 6 fl /nn mee i lng of this Subcommittee on Conflicts is scheduled for 29 Washington. According to McCarty, the work of this sub-committee should strike right at the heart of the problem which the Federal Radio Education committee was set up to solve. What have you to report hy way of controversies or failures to cooperate J U v rs and troadoa sters? What do you know of instances of disguised f *7 0 °“»ereial broadcasters? Do you know of cases of the imposition of standards of entertainment on educational material? Can you give specific Z2lT £ i 6nlal °i Ume t0 educa tional authorities’ Where has education been f 6 al f because “ popular enough"? What educational stations, far nTli ft ^ Un ! r pI ? ssure frora commercial interests seeking to acquire their I S h ® prlnolple of the public what it wants" been applied, to the hindrance of educational and social values? A ° n J he ° the f h f£ A ’ d0 vou know of cases of indifference and neglect on the prise? Wherein 1 ” 3 here are they failing to do their part in a cooperative enter- accent advioe f educators guiltv of the charge of being dull, unwilling to accept advice from commercial broadcasters, and inconsiderate of audience wants? cases of^tn 00 ™ 1 ** 66 , 011 Confliots needs h «lp- Accurate information on te fcLr! TV censorship is required. As a member of the committee, d iib ^ ^ f ° r 7 ?U help ‘ He is anxlous that hls contribution to the u-nnn % ° f th ? committee based, not upon theorv and generalities, but make the most ^ °T Aetails ’ Write hira no*, and help this committee to make the most of its opportunity. N ATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING sor the h firlt*M"f* invited to be one of a *roup of organizations to spon- Washington D r n ^orence Educational Broadcasting to be held in all who a™ fata’ t “ eoerater 10 - 11 and 12. 1936. The aim is to draw together all who are interested m any phase of the social use of radio. making thaa™ B \“ oCa ^ y is a meml > e r of the planning committee which is renort Z l ’ Mtter wil1 d ^cussed at Ohio. A complete report will be given m a later issue of the News-Letter.