Bruce Allen Memorial Lectures
The Bruce Allen Memorial Lecture is sponsored by Department of International Communication.
Bruce Allen - A thumbnail biographical sketch Bruce Allen made pioneering contributions to current affairs television production at the ABC, to the international activities of the then Australian Film and Television School (now AFTRS) and to policy development at the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (now the ABA). As a member of the ABT he took a leading role in inquiries into Australian Content and Children's Television Standards. An innovator in current affairs television, he helped develop 'Monday Conference' and 'First Wednesday ' for the ABC and 'Newsday Forums' for the CBC in Canada. He was a founding director of Television Australia. He directed 'Late Night Line Up' at the BBC and worked at ABC on 'This Day Tonight' and 'Four Corners'. At the time of his death in 2001, Bruce was lecturing in communication policy at Department of International Communication.
2006 Bruce Allen
Robyn Williams: "Where did they bury the skeletons? On surviving 34 years at the ABC without becoming one"
2005 Bruce Allen Lecture
Peter Thompson: "The Republic of Ideas"
2004 Bruce Allen Lecture
Kerry O'Brien : " Spinning the Public Sphere".
2003 Bruce Allen Lecture
Stuart Littlemore QC who spoke on "Doing Favours: The Murdoch Telegraph, Tony Abbott and Pauline Hanson".