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SirRumpole said:
I would agree that all the above points are valid criticisms of the ABC however I think they equally applied when Labor was in office.

The ABC did very little analysis of Coalition policies when they were in Opposition, and the used the word "crisis" extensively to describe the Rudd/Gillard governments. And yes, all media outlets emphasize politics rather than policy.

Whether the audit reveals bias or slack journalism is a matter of opinion, but I go for the latter.
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That may be all well and good, but whether Labor, Liberal or the Greens are in office, it is the responsibility of the public funded broadcaster to be unbiased.

The general public have every right to expect a media, they are paying for, is giving balanced, fair and impartial information.

If not we may as well shut it down, it is no better than a publicly listed media.

The problem is after six years of being patted on the head, by the Government, they forgot the Government changed.:D
 
sptrawler said:
That may be all well and good, but whether Labor, Liberal or the Greens are in office, it is the responsibility of the public funded broadcaster to be unbiased.

The general public have every right to expect a media, they are paying for, is giving balanced, fair and impartial information.

If not we may as well shut it down, it is no better than a publicly listed media.

The problem is after six years of being patted on the head, by the Government, they forgot the Government changed.:D
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How can it be fair and balanced when you have 41% 0f the ABC staff are Greenies, 32% Labor and 14% Liberal?

As I have said before, the ABC is the propaganda machine for the Green/Labor left wing socialist coalition.......Why wouldn't they be biased towards the Labor Party and the Greens?...They are iAbbott haters.
 
noco said:
How can it be fair and balanced when you have 41% 0f the ABC staff are Greenies, 32% Labor and 14% Liberal?

As I have said before, the ABC is the propaganda machine for the Green/Labor left wing socialist coalition.......Why wouldn't they be biased towards the Labor Party and the Greens?...They are iAbbott haters.
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Noco go back one page, to post 2199, all will be revealed.:D
 
trainspotter said:
Maybe you have heard of a ghost writer? Anyways ... as you stated they spend horrendous amounts of time travelling in First Class .... maybe they jot their memoirs on the back of the serviette and it develops into a missive which in turn becomes a book :confused:

Pyne's latest hard back coming to a book store near you ...
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LOL I like that post :D
 
sptrawler said:
Interesting outcome to the audit of the ABC, by the ABC.

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-polit...-higher-education-debate-20150810-givw4v.html

Very telling comments from the review:

* hosts allowing their apparent personal views to shine through in their journalism
* an over-emphasis on the politics of the issue rather than its policy implications
* exaggerated language, including of a government "crisis"
* a lack of scrutiny of Labor and the Greens' policy alternatives


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-polit...ion-debate-20150810-givw4v.html#ixzz3iP0HcWVa
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In the case of Virginia and Michael, they should add a fifth line : "commentators waxing lyrical about stuff that they have no idea of" :rolleyes: For example harping on the other week about air conditioning being set to comfort levels mandated 50 years ago, when (presumably) we just emerged from caves; for such a self confessed expert on everything and a degree snob, Virginia needs to buy a clue.

I'm soo tempted to throw some virtual spears via facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/breakfastnews

In the matter of bias, well the ABC is the mouthpiece for the public service and we all know the public service whine and b1t(h behind the facade of stoicism. Generally, they don't care who they have a go it, but will swarm to sting anyone who threatens the colony.
 
sptrawler said:
Noco go back one page, to post 2199, all will be revealed.:D
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Yes sp, all very true and it is now confirming what I have been saying for some years on this forum.

The Green/Labor left wing socialist coalition (communism) are following the Fabian Society rules to the letter and that is to convert Australia to socialism, it is essential to control the media fitst......discredit the Liberal Party and its leaders.......exaggerate and criticize their policies and whatever a Liberal MP may or may not say and the naive swallow their propaganda hook, line and sinker.....Many voters who don't like either major party then vote for the Greens or an independent and their preference votes are then passed on to Labor.

The Fabians are very clever by half and their under handed tactics are now being revealed.
 
drsmith said:
At a local (WA) level, the comments about ABC radio 720 mornings host Geoff Hutchinson are unsurprising to me.

I think I heard him say on his show today that someone else will be hosting that program from Thursday.
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Correction.

It's the breakfast show host that's changing, not the morning show.
 
IFocus said:
Ah that would be the ex Liberal MP another left wing...........ops

He is going for surgery.
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If you read my two short posts more carefully, you'll note I haven't commented on the politics of the host of the Breakfast Show (Eoin Cameron).
 
Be aware, the Fabian culture is at work in the ABC...At least one staffer has had the guts to speak out.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/bus...-needs-to-change/story-e6frg99o-1227457874426

I was saddened by the ABC’s response to my story in Crikey! not because of the criticism itself but because it was clear the ABC had missed the point. To quote statistics and say that over half your staff are women does not mean that they all are actively engaged and feel empowered by their work and the environment in which they work. The notion that they are changing the male power structures at the organisation is a fantasy.

The points I raised in response to Erin O’Dwyer’s story in Sunday Life for Fairfax (who, by the way, praised my story on Twitter) was to point out that the ABC is not a utopia for working parents as it had been portrayed and that it operates on a two-tiered Orwellian Animal Farm-style system where everyone is equal, but some more so than others.

When I decided to raise these points I did so because I knew it was the right thing to do, but it wasn’t an easy thing to do and it was not a decision I made lightly.

I knew that in raising my head above the parapet, despite having for the most part a positive experience while at the ABC, I was setting myself up to be someone else’s target practice. But I had to ask myself, if I didn’t stand up for what I believe in then when would I?

Interestingly the feedback from my story has been overwhelmingly positive. The only criticism I have faced is from the national broadcaster itself.

I have been inundated with responses from women and men who have said “well done” and “thank you for finally giving us a voice” because for many of the ABC’s staff they feel undervalued, overworked and underpaid. Sunday Life’s public celebration of this two-tiered system clearly rubbed salt into a very deep and long-standing wound for many who work at the ABC.

Many have openly shared their stories of how they have been badly treated by a system that benefits the minority at the expense of the majority.

Stories such as the woman who, while she was going through a divorce and was looking after her small child, was given the only option to work very late shifts and was told to “suck it up” by her supervisor when she asked if she might be able to work hours more suitable to her needs.

I know of at least two cases where women were sacked while on maternity leave, one was told her position had been filled since she had “gone away” despite having her leave in writing. Another young woman rang me out of the blue to thank me profusely for speaking up. She detailed how she had been bullied by the dysfunctional culture of the ABC and had been traumatised. Despite the harassment she has suffered she still works there because she, like many, believes the service that the ABC provides to the Australian public is valuable even if the treatment of its staff, both women and men, is bad.

Some may think I’ve joined the ranks of the “ABC Haters Club” but that couldn’t be further from the truth. The reason I am speaking up is because there are many people, very good people, at the ABC who feel they can’t say anything for fear of retribution, as has been starkly communicated in the wake of my previous story.

Despite the systemic problems this is an opportunity for the ABC to take a step back and ask: How can we be better? How can we make our staff feel heard and feel valued? And I’m not talking about sending an all-network email full of hollow praise, I mean really uncovering how the systemic cultural problems can be fixed.

Mr Scott, this is the kind of feedback that many organisations pay thousands of dollars to obtain. I am providing it to you for free. This as an opportunity for you to address the internal culture of the corporation and not just from a numerical standpoint.

There is a systemic breakdown between the majority of ABC staff and how they interact with its management. In your last year as managing director perhaps you could change your legacy and be a leader for all ABC staff.

I’m sure the ABC’s silent majority would thank you.

Whitney Fitzsimmons is a former ABC TV News presenter and host of Business Today. She is a spokeswoman and director on the board of the 100% Project, which campaigns for equal representation of women and men at board and executive level across Australia.

 
It's a disgrace that people shouldn't be 100% happy and 100% fufilled with their job, 100% of the time. Damn the ABC for being uncaring to the whinging staffers who probably do zip and collect a taxpayer income with OTT superannuation.
 
Has Whitney's story anything to do with the ABC being "political", or is it just a management issue ?

It's a pity some staff are not being valued, but the Public Service is usually a reflection of their political bosses at the time. ;)
 
SirRumpole said:
Has Whitney's story anything to do with the ABC being "political", or is it just a management issue ?

It's a pity some staff are not being valued, but the Public Service is usually a reflection of their political bosses at the time. ;)
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Yes it is still political because if a staffer does not toe the line of the left, they are then bullied and intimidated until they leave.

Scott sacked a girl while she was on maternity leave even though she had her leave in writing.

Many have openly shared their stories of how they have been badly treated by a system that benefits the minority at the expense of the majority.

Stories such as the woman who, while she was going through a divorce and was looking after her small child, was given the only option to work very late shifts and was told to “suck it up” by her supervisor when she asked if she might be able to work hours more suitable to her needs.

I know of at least two cases where women were sacked while on maternity leave, one was told her position had been filled since she had “gone away” despite having her leave in writing. Another young woman rang me out of the blue to thank me profusely for speaking up. She detailed how she had been bullied by the dysfunctional culture of the ABC and had been traumatised. Despite the harassment she has suffered she still works there because she, like many, believes the service that the ABC provides to the Australian public is valuable even if the treatment of its staff, both women and men, is bad.
 
Noco, the bit you quoted does not relate to politics, but work conditions. It sounds more like the conditions that Right Wing uncaring employers place on their staff, so maybe you should start thinking that the ABC is on your side.
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SirRumpole said:
Noco, the bit you quoted does not relate to politics, but work conditions. It sounds more like the conditions that Right Wing uncaring employers place on their staff, so maybe you should start thinking that the ABC is on your side.
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A popular misconception Horace. Any employer with a profit motive wants maximum productivity from their people. It's a fact, in liberal western societies, a happy contented workplace is more productive. Only a fool would try to claim that every capitalist employer treats their staff well, but the smart ones do, and have better productivity for it.

It is more likely that highly regulated state and state sponsored employers (such as the ABC) have a poisonous work culture, because productivity is less of an issue than appeasing the political ideology of superiors.
 
wayneL said:
It is more likely that highly regulated state and state sponsored employers (such as the ABC) have a poisonous work culture, .
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That's the tradeoff for effectively a (boring) job for life too, I suppose.
 
Did I miss the Ray Martin/Shaun Brown audit report?

I see that SBS' Michael Ebeid is considering producing the " Zaky Mallah" weekly "youth and current affairs" show. That's gotta get under the skin of Tony A. :D
 
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