So it's biased towards Australia? Sounds like it's doing what it is supposed to.
A rather small segment of Australia and being funded by ALL should should be balanced which there current affairs are not. Their charter says they must be balanced.
Plenty of e.g. with quotes and comments and statements by people like the morning show which twice has shown it's colours.
7.30 and the joke last week, The Chasers court lose etc etc.
As a total the ABC is not biased when investigated. The Movie show, etc are fine but not currents affairs like 7.30, Q&A, Insiders and Lateline
The point is they are a public broadcaster funded by us not like any private media outlet which I or any other citizen don't have to fund by not buying the product.
The ABC et al costs us all
I lean towards the right , and have never voted labor ..I have to say I enjoy the ABC and like the fact that it owned by us and accountable to us . I consider most thinking people take the left leaning stance of the ABC in stride when considering stories they present . The rhetoric against the ABC has risen as the Media landscape is undergoing rationalisation . Murdoch,Fairfax etc. are trying to monetise their offering due to falling circulation and advertising income .. If people can't have a laugh at the chaser , mad as hell etc and not take it to heart what's the point ? Four Corners , 7.30 report , Q&A etc are valid and add to the national debate despite the left leaning .. I would be less enamoured with the ABC if Private broadcasters/Publishers were more diligent .When those such as Murdoch , Stokes , Rhinehart etc.. continue to run with various agendas a counterbalance seems necessary.
Has any media company/magnate ever influenced an election ? Are any of those companies foreign owned ? Are all shareholders equal ie. A Class & B Class shares ie.voting power ? Are we spoiled for choice with high quality journalism ? Do you want an "Ad Free" network as a choice? So if you are an Australian citizen and have answers to those questions why not have a referendum and vote on whether the Australian people want a privatisation , continuance or wind up of the ABC . Personally I find the stance of being a shareholder that of a "vested interest" . This is something the Treasurer/FIRB and ACCC should not rule on , It should be put to the people .. any problem with that ?
Your comments would be valid if the ABC poked fun at Labor and the Greens; if they ran programs which were critical of the many global warming falsehoods; if just one conservative commentator was given a prime time show; if disgusting comments were made against left wing media personalities like they did to Chris Kenny; or if documentaries about former Prime Ministers included Conservative PMs.
But they don't. The ABC is not balanced, it is biased, and runs a strongly anti-conservative agenda. Why taxpayers should continue to fund such a political animal is behind me. It is not the right of our public broadcaster to choose a side of politics to support.
Your comments would be valid if the ABC poked fun at Labor and the Greens; if they ran programs which were critical of the many global warming falsehoods; if just one conservative commentator was given a prime time show; if disgusting comments were made against left wing media personalities like they did to Chris Kenny; or if documentaries about former Prime Ministers included Conservative PMs.
But they don't. The ABC is not balanced, it is biased, and runs a strongly anti-conservative agenda. Why taxpayers should continue to fund such a political animal is behind me. It is not the right of our public broadcaster to choose a side of politics to support.
So what about the referendum by the people of Australia to determine the fate of the ABC I suggested ???