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The Country Calendar guide to storytelling

By Julie Starr | Published: November 3, 2008
A week or so ago Frank Torley, the executive producer of Country Calendar, came to Hamilton to speak at Wintec's Media Bites function. Here's what he had to say on why the programme's so successful and how the team go about telling stories: "I don't know... I'd like to believe that the New Zealand public recognises quality. The beginning of that process is research. If anybody says 'Why is Country Calendar successful?' -- research, research, research. Keep doing it, find the story. What is the story, what are the people like, what else can we do?
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Country Calendar still hits the mark

By Julie Starr | Published: October 14, 2008
Country Calendar must be one of the few New Zealand media institutions that truly count as 'iconic'. The weekly programme, which casts light on NZ farming, hasn't looked back since its launch in 1966 and the current theme tune must be one of the most readily identifiable sounds for any Kiwi. This clip gives a glimpse of what the programme used to look, and sound, like.
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All fired up over Wintec’s Spark festival

By Julie Starr | Published: August 7, 2008
This has been a good week with much spirited conversation about journalism, daily news and how the web is changing how, where and when we get our news. It's Spark Week at Wintec in Hamilton - a festival of international and local speakers, workshops, films and exhibitions open to students, staff and the community at large.
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