Themes of connection and progress in rural television: New Zealand’s Country Calendar 1990–2015

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dc.citation.issue1
dc.citation.volume174
dc.contributor.authorFountaine S
dc.date.available2020-02
dc.date.issued2020-02
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dc.description.abstractAiring for over 50 years, New Zealand’s Country Calendar (CC) television show tells the stories of those who live and work on the land. This article presents a thematic analysis of 25 years of programme content, identifying a balance of ‘connection’ and ‘progress’ themes across this time frame, linked to the political economy of NZ broadcasting and agriculture. The concept of the rural idyll helps explain the connection theme’s focus on family, community, a passion or dream, and history and tradition. However, CC’s version of the rural idyll goes beyond nostalgia and the expression of shared social ideals to include the practical, day-to-day ‘work’ of contemporary farming. Ultimately, CC’s content is shaped by the broadcasting and agricultural policies and structures which impact its funding, subjects and socio-economic environment.
dc.description.publication-statusPublished
dc.format.extent109 - 124
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dc.identifierARTN 1329878X19873930
dc.identifier.citationMEDIA INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA, 2020, 174 (1), pp. 109 - 124
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1329878X19873930
dc.identifier.eissn2200-467X
dc.identifier.elements-id427631
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn1329-878X
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.relation.isPartOfMEDIA INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA
dc.rights(c) The author
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectNew Zealand television
dc.subjectpolitical economy
dc.subjectrural idyll
dc.subjectthematic analysis
dc.subject.anzsrc16 Studies in Human Society
dc.subject.anzsrc19 Studies in Creative Arts and Writing
dc.subject.anzsrc20 Language, Communication and Culture
dc.titleThemes of connection and progress in rural television: New Zealand’s Country Calendar 1990–2015
dc.typeJournal article
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