Deaf angry at threat facing News Review
Deaf people are angered and disappointed by the threat facing the TV show News Review.
- Technology
- TV/Media
Taonga source:
Wellington Deaf Society
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1989-018
Bibliographic source:
Unknown, 18 November 1989
Copyright status:
This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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