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That was an outstanding personal story from Leigh Sales on the poison that on line media and Twitter unleashes on journalists doing their job.
Their job is to question without fear or favour people in power about what they are doing when running the country. So clearly they have to take a rigorous questioning approach to all politicians - otherwise they are not doing their job.
I read that story carefully. It was interesting that for much of the story it focused on the hate campaign waged against the ABC in general and then individual presenters including the vile rubbish she was continually served up. She noted the use by political parties of proxies to attack her and others.
The comments towards the end that IFocus quoted were a reminder that haters and trollers are not just from one side of the political spectrum. Well worth putting in. IF the rest of the article is also acknowledged as very troubling.
Connolly says in his early days working at a Glasgow shipyard, he never understood why the workers were so negative."It has optimism, and not many people have [that]. Most people are living in misery."
Late breaking news.
Peter Dutton named new ABC news anchor
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Defence Minister Peter Dutton’s portfolio has been extended to including hosting ABC’s seven o’clock bulletin, in a move designed to ensure Australians hear the right news.
Mr Dutton – who will take on the role in addition to his existing responsibilities – has extensive media experience and is seen as having a better grasp than his predecessors of the types of stories Australians should hear.
“Peter will decide what news comes in, and the circumstances in which it comes,” a colleague explained, saying it was a coup for the ABC. “The ABC will really set the agenda with Dutton behind the desk,” he said.
A senior ABC executive said it was a positive step for the national broadcaster, and part of the ABC’s vision to appeal to a broader range of Australian MPs. “I think it’s true that we have become a bit niche, that we’ve been slow to modernise. And I think it’s fair to say we’ve lost sight of what Australian Governments in the 21st Century want from their news”.
Peter Dutton named new ABC news anchor — The Shovel
"It's important that Australians hear the right news"www.theshovel.com.au
it would be hilarious if Mr photo head was an ABC news anchor!Late breaking news.
Peter Dutton named new ABC news anchor
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Defence Minister Peter Dutton’s portfolio has been extended to including hosting ABC’s seven o’clock bulletin, in a move designed to ensure Australians hear the right news.
Mr Dutton – who will take on the role in addition to his existing responsibilities – has extensive media experience and is seen as having a better grasp than his predecessors of the types of stories Australians should hear.
“Peter will decide what news comes in, and the circumstances in which it comes,” a colleague explained, saying it was a coup for the ABC. “The ABC will really set the agenda with Dutton behind the desk,” he said.
A senior ABC executive said it was a positive step for the national broadcaster, and part of the ABC’s vision to appeal to a broader range of Australian MPs. “I think it’s true that we have become a bit niche, that we’ve been slow to modernise. And I think it’s fair to say we’ve lost sight of what Australian Governments in the 21st Century want from their news”.
Peter Dutton named new ABC news anchor — The Shovel
"It's important that Australians hear the right news"www.theshovel.com.au
By far the biggest problem for the ABC comes from one of the November platoon members who appears in a You tube videoOver a year ago, on 20 October 2020, the ABC published an article based on the account of a US Marine who alleged that November Platoon of the 2nd Commando Regiment had executed a “prisoner” in Afghanistan in “mid-2012”.
In this story, the ABC stated that, “A United States Marine Corps (USMC) helicopter crew chief says Australian special forces shot and killed a bound Afghan prisoner after being told he would not fit on the US aircraft coming to pick them up.”
This is an appalling and preposterous lie. The ABC should be ashamed of this failing of basic journalistic practice.
The entire story is based on the account of one man who insists on using a pseudonym yet, bizarrely, agrees to have his face shown.
This ‘former Marine’ claims he saw members of November Platoon “tackle and hogtie” seven prisoners then, upon being told that a US helicopter only had room for six prisoners, “And you just heard this silence and then we heard a pop. And then they said, ‘OK, we have six prisoners’. So it was pretty apparent to everybody involved in that mission that they had just killed a prisoner that we had just watched them catch and hogtie.”
The impact of this story has been immense, particularly given that it was published on the evening of October 20, 2020, dominating the news cycle on the following day.
That day, 21 October 2020, was the eighth anniversary of the death of Corporal Scott Smith, who was a member of the November Platoon Group, and therefore one of the accused in your article.
This story was based on the unsubstantiated claims of one US Marine whose account cannot form the basis for the assertions made by the ABC. In the following 12 months there has been no follow up or correction to the published story.
November Platoon is calling for:
A request a written apology from the ABC and the reporters to the men and families of November Platoon.
To view the full letter click on the file below or click here.
- A call for an independent review of the ABC story published on October 20, 2020.
- A call for the ABC to publish a full correction to this story including an unqualified, genuine apology to the members of November Platoon.
5th November 2021
We finally heard from the ABC and it was less than encouraging, let alone what we would expect. They informed us that the ABC’s internal review policy required complaints to be raised within 6 weeks of the story being published.
Despite our 10 page letter (above) we were asked why any additional consideration should be given to warrant such a review.
Here is our response to their lacklustre efforts as we continue to seek accountability – Click here
We can now reveal the evidence that proves this story has been manufactured or at the bare minimum, not investigated anywhere near the required level of accuracy or integrity.
19th November 2021
Update – continue reading below for ABC’s excellent #fakenews story and the real response from Defence.
Is this now the journalistic standards accepted within our taxpayer funded media?
The ABC came out with an article implying that they received a specific response that November Platoon is under a criminal investigation, but per the Defence response, this could actually mean that the release of the requested information could impact on another or any other allegations under investigation.
It says that there is “a current investigation of a possible breach of law” without naming any platoon and as per the ongoing OSI investigation into all allegations in general.
The ABC is not having a good time of late.
They have had a few problems with some shoddy reporting, but now a slightly bigger problem has been uncovered.
From Veteran Support Forum
By far the biggest problem for the ABC comes from one of the November platoon members who appears in a You tube video
November platoon did not arrive in Afghanistan until mid July, and did not even commence operations until mid August of 2012.
Records show that November Platoon did not commence operations in the province where the murder was supposed to have taken place until November 2012, some two months later.
The really galling part about al of this is that neither the ABC or its reporters contacted any of the November platoon members.
And in what is even more galling, is that the defence department nor veterans affairs had contacted any of the platoons members up to the time the video was made.
I marched against the Vietnam war when at Uni, much to my parents horror.
I was eligible for the Vietnam era conscription, but did not get called up.
Some of my friends did.
The way they were treated when they returned mad me feel ashamed, not for marching against the war, but for the way they were discarded and abandoned and were made scapegoats for a disastrous war when they had little or no choice in the matter.
At least in the next fruitless wars in Iraq and Afghanistan there were no conscripts.
It seems that times have not changed much.
Mick
I suspect our resident leftists might want to push back on this, but the IPA has an ongoing series about problems with the ABC.
It's actually pretty interesting and obviously I'm listening from a centre right point of view, and I think a lot of the points, especially in regards to metropolitan vs regional stations is really spot on.
You obviously never met my mother in law.And I've said it before. I'd share a beer with anyone on here.... Face to face, it's easier to see each other's point of view.
So that's genuine, even with bas, red, humid, whomever.
They are actually some of my favourite posters. But God I love giving them stick.And I've said it before. I'd share a beer with anyone on here.... Face to face, it's easier to see each other's point of view.
So that's genuine, even with bas, red, humid, whomever.
moXJO said:And I've said it before. I'd share a beer with anyone on here.... Face to face, it's easier to see each other's point of view.
So that's genuine, even with bas, red, humid, whomever.
Good post Bas. Although I actually like and support Dutton, we all need to lighten up sometimes!Late breaking news.
Peter Dutton named new ABC news anchor
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Defence Minister Peter Dutton’s portfolio has been extended to including hosting ABC’s seven o’clock bulletin, in a move designed to ensure Australians hear the right news.
Mr Dutton – who will take on the role in addition to his existing responsibilities – has extensive media experience and is seen as having a better grasp than his predecessors of the types of stories Australians should hear.
“Peter will decide what news comes in, and the circumstances in which it comes,” a colleague explained, saying it was a coup for the ABC. “The ABC will really set the agenda with Dutton behind the desk,” he said.
A senior ABC executive said it was a positive step for the national broadcaster, and part of the ABC’s vision to appeal to a broader range of Australian MPs. “I think it’s true that we have become a bit niche, that we’ve been slow to modernise. And I think it’s fair to say we’ve lost sight of what Australian Governments in the 21st Century want from their news”.
Peter Dutton named new ABC news anchor — The Shovel
"It's important that Australians hear the right news"www.theshovel.com.au
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