medhead
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This is a joke - right?
The joke is people so far biased to the right can't recognise balanced reporting. The even bigger joke is the with is or against us mentality. This government has many valid questions to answer. Yet asking those questions is apparently bias and not actually doing proper journalism. That's the joke that proper journalism is attacked by snide comments.
Just remember both sides of politics accuse the abc of being against them. That in itself shows balance.
Those qualities you mention should be an objective of the respective broadcasters, not just the ABC, and certainly the ABC does not and should not need to triumph itself as a crusader in that regard. Ergo why should it have to be obligated to remain as an Asian broadcaster. I think that's an unfair obligation really, and this is further compounded by the fact that the broadcaster and its decision makers have very little control over its funding, let alone strategic direction.
It probably does not help that the PM believes that the ABC is not on "Team Australia" - so be it, just be thankful the said person has not sliced the knees off Auntie... just yet.
Besides, the ABC could use a little bit of a refresher in accuracy and fairness, but suffice to say if everyone got a report card the ABC is getting the highest grades... so far.
It wasn't an obligation on the abc it was a separate contracted service from the government.
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