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I agree most of the ABC is as you describe.......Insiders definitely is not.
 
IFocus said:
Again the ABC is the only media organisation in Australia where you have any hope of getting close to the facts and fair balance.
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ABC still leans to the left.

The question is, why does it?
Should it?

It is a tax payer funded media outlet, it should be neutral.
 

Depends on the topic. I listen to Radio National a lot and I think they make their position on asylum seekers and gay marriage very clear.
 
IFocus said:
You lot are completely hung up on who barracks for which side rather than listening to an analytical intellectual conversation by a group of people who have been federal political press insiders collectively for more than 30 years.
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And who, as a result, have developed a collective 'group think' which prevents them from any objectivity.

The only organisation in Australia that can be relied on for factual fair coverage is the ABC the rest are just businesses who will say any thing to make a buck which your point reinforces.
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Agree re straight News plus most of the radio current affairs programs. Insiders is the exception on TV plus a few well known for their Left bias on Radio National.

IFocus said:
Again the ABC is the only media organisation in Australia that hasn't a political or business needs agenda.
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They are better than they used to be in this respect, particularly Radio National Breakfast, presumably following intense and sustained protest against their Left bias.

banco said:
Depends on the topic. I listen to Radio National a lot and I think they make their position on asylum seekers and gay marriage very clear.
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They certainly do. The question is whether they should be so blatantly and obviously pro both subjects when they are funded by the taxpayer to provide objectivity?
What do you think, banco? Shouldn't they be prepared to offer the "against" point of view also in terms of their charter?
 
I think if you aggressively tried to make the ABC as politically neutral as possible you'd end up with a much less lively and much more boring station. It's problematic that they are publicly funded and lean to the left but an organisation that had as it's number one priority neutrality would be boring as bat**** when it came to their political and current affairs coverage.
 


Hearing both sides of an argument is far less boring than just being swamped with one side.
 
sails said:
Hearing both sides of an argument is far less boring than just being swamped with one side.
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If that was the case why does virtually every newspaper lean to either the left or the right?
 
No one is asking for 'neutrality' in the sense of it being boring. Boring is a result of uninteresting content and delivery. There's no reason why it's not possible for balance to be achieved via providing interesting and well presented content from different points of view.
 
It was great to hear liegh Sales interview, Warick McKibbin in a curteous manner, even though he wasn't pushing Labors agenda.
Shame it has probably taken public opinion to stop her attack dog mentality.
There is nothing wrong, with allowing an intelligent well informed person, having time to impart their knowledge or ideas.
Far better to do that, than listen to a half baked reporters interjecting and trying to confuse issues with crap.

It would be really nice if reporters could go back to reporting, rather than trying to write or create the headline they want.
 
Unfortunately today the only radio station I could access was ABCNews Radio

It is a radio station intent on providing ALP apologies and worldwide left opinion from stations such as the BBC and Deutche Welle.

I presume our left ABC skewed news is transmitted on their stations.

The left bias of the ABC is transmitted worldwide.

gg
 
Q & A Gillard questioned by school kids, stand by for a staged production of rubbish.
 
MrBurns said:
Q & A Gillard questioned by school kids, stand by for a staged production of rubbish.
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Which would perfectly complement the performance by the odious Joe Ludwig on "7.30" this evening in the wake of the Egyptian animal abuse situation.
How on earth do d***heads like this manage to get into ministerial positions?????
 
Julia said:
Which would perfectly complement the performance by the odious Joe Ludwig on "7.30" this evening in the wake of the Egyptian animal abuse situation.
How on earth do d***heads like this manage to get into ministerial positions?????
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I often wonder that myself these people are not even close to being acceptable, I dont think people think about their choices when they vote...
 
Well that was pleasant little love in, what a waste of time with all the real issues she could and should have been grilled on.
 
I thought it was a very good episode actually. Hats off to the kids. It pains me to say though that it did make her look like a good pm tonight.
 
ABC endorses the Labor spin and keeps calling it an "uncomfortable" Labor budget.

They might be better off being unbiased and calling it a "typical" Labor budget.
 
dutchie said:
ABC endorses the Labor spin and keeps calling it an "uncomfortable" Labor budget.

They might be better off being unbiased and calling it a "typical" Labor budget.
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The word typical shows bias.
 
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