Radio: The Fresh Look

For five months 19 guests (of the U.S. State Department) from 13 foreign lands roamed freely and studied U.S. radio and television. Last week the somewhat walleyed visitors−;many of whom had been watching TV for the first time−met in Boston University's School of Public Reations and Communications to compare notes. U.S. technical standards got loud praise, but other features of radio-TV fell under fire. Sample reactions:

¶Norbert H. G. Mai, 35, a West Berlin political commentator, criticized network Drodigality: "The most amazing thing about American TV is the variety. It seems like a waste of money though, because there...

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