Vicious sustained campaign against ABC: Fiona Stanley
17 September 2014 · News
ABC board member Fiona Stanley has spoken out against News Limited's campaign against the ABC in a column in today's Sydney Morning Herald.
She says the ABC finds itself in a situation where "a major...
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I agree with Fiona Stanley on one respect, that the ABC is vital as a government sponsored and financially backed up radio
for the public.
That 60% of the Australian population of 60% want it? Doubt it. That the ABC is biased? My oath it is, in many areas.
But that is democracy and if some people or institutions do not like criticism, tough luck. We all endure occasional biased views on us so that criticism should be a vice versa situation too.
Reading The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald or the The Telegraph, there are three entirely different views and depends which one you like the most reflects your opinion or otherwise.
Conclusion; that the ABC is a very important communication media for everyone who wants to listen to or watch it on the TV. Bias is very ripe in the ABC circles especially when you watch Q & I.
But that is only one person’s view.
She says: 'Have you noticed that journalists critical of the ABC have started to call it "the taxpayer-funded ABC"?
Err ... it IS taxpayer-funded. There's a point here???