Making a Noise: Getting It Right, Getting It Wrong in Life, the Arts and Broadcasting
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Making a Noise: Getting It Right, Getting It Wrong in Life, the Arts and Broadcasting is a memoir by broadcaster and arts administrator Sir John Tusa reflecting on his career, leadership, and the challenges of cultural life and public broadcasting.
All labels observed (1)
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| Making a Noise: Getting It Right, Getting It Wrong in Life, the Arts and Broadcasting canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7839398 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Making a Noise: Getting It Right, Getting It Wrong in Life, the Arts and Broadcasting Context triple: [Sir John Tusa, notableWork, Making a Noise: Getting It Right, Getting It Wrong in Life, the Arts and Broadcasting]
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A.
The Problem with Music
The Problem with Music is a widely cited essay critiquing the exploitative practices of the mainstream music industry and the ways record labels financially and creatively undermine artists.
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B.
Sound: A Course of Lectures
"Sound: A Course of Lectures" is a 19th-century scientific work that explains the principles of acoustics and the nature of sound in a series of accessible public lectures.
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C.
The Meaning of the Creative Act
The Meaning of the Creative Act is a philosophical work by Russian religious existentialist Nicolas Berdyaev that explores human creativity as a central, spiritually significant dimension of human freedom and participation in divine creation.
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D.
The Rules of Art
The Rules of Art is Pierre Bourdieu’s influential sociological study of the literary field, examining how power, institutions, and cultural capital shape the production and reception of art and literature.
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E.
Foundation for Broadcast Culture
The Foundation for Broadcast Culture is a South Korean public foundation that oversees and manages the cultural and public-interest mission of major broadcaster MBC.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Making a Noise: Getting It Right, Getting It Wrong in Life, the Arts and Broadcasting Target entity description: Making a Noise: Getting It Right, Getting It Wrong in Life, the Arts and Broadcasting is a memoir by broadcaster and arts administrator Sir John Tusa reflecting on his career, leadership, and the challenges of cultural life and public broadcasting.
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A.
The Problem with Music
The Problem with Music is a widely cited essay critiquing the exploitative practices of the mainstream music industry and the ways record labels financially and creatively undermine artists.
-
B.
Sound: A Course of Lectures
"Sound: A Course of Lectures" is a 19th-century scientific work that explains the principles of acoustics and the nature of sound in a series of accessible public lectures.
-
C.
The Meaning of the Creative Act
The Meaning of the Creative Act is a philosophical work by Russian religious existentialist Nicolas Berdyaev that explores human creativity as a central, spiritually significant dimension of human freedom and participation in divine creation.
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D.
The Rules of Art
The Rules of Art is Pierre Bourdieu’s influential sociological study of the literary field, examining how power, institutions, and cultural capital shape the production and reception of art and literature.
-
E.
Foundation for Broadcast Culture
The Foundation for Broadcast Culture is a South Korean public foundation that oversees and manages the cultural and public-interest mission of major broadcaster MBC.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| about |
BBC
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Barbican Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ arts funding ⓘ career in broadcasting ⓘ cultural institutions ⓘ cultural life in Britain ⓘ leadership challenges ⓘ management in the arts ⓘ public service broadcasting ⓘ |
| author |
John Tusa
NERFINISHED
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Sir John Tusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
ethical dilemmas in leadership
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internal politics of cultural institutions ⓘ pressures on public broadcasters ⓘ relationship between government and the arts ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| genre | memoir ⓘ |
| hasPart |
accounts of failures
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accounts of successes ⓘ commentary on arts policy ⓘ commentary on broadcasting policy ⓘ reflections on leadership ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | Getting It Right, Getting It Wrong in Life, the Arts and Broadcasting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in broadcasting
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professionals in the arts ⓘ students of cultural policy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | autobiographical writing ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
John Tusa
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arts administration ⓘ broadcasting ⓘ cultural policy ⓘ leadership ⓘ public broadcasting ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| title | Making a Noise: Getting It Right, Getting It Wrong in Life, the Arts and Broadcasting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workSubject |
institutional leadership
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life in the arts ⓘ public life ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Making a Noise: Getting It Right, Getting It Wrong in Life, the Arts and Broadcasting Description of subject: Making a Noise: Getting It Right, Getting It Wrong in Life, the Arts and Broadcasting is a memoir by broadcaster and arts administrator Sir John Tusa reflecting on his career, leadership, and the challenges of cultural life and public broadcasting.
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Sir John Tusa
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notableWork
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Making a Noise: Getting It Right, Getting It Wrong in Life, the Arts and Broadcasting
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