Mofra
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We're getting off topic, but I referred to multiple reviews of which Blackburn is just one.Thank for the informative material.
In post 2,576, I asserted that 'They (ABC) should be impartial and accountable.'
Your response, in post 2,597, was to assert that the ABC is impartial and accountable because
(a) its Standards are more stringent than the Codes of Conduct of others; and
(b) the ABC is subject to far more scrutiny than others
Assuming that (a) and (b) are accurate, don’t they set out why the ABC should be impartial and accountable i e stringent requirements and scrutiny ? Isn’t your authority for your claim that the ABC is impartial and accountable the report presented by Kerry Blackburn based on her observations in the lead up to the 2019 election ? That was a limited assessment of one week’s observation in the week before the election. She reported that her review was not a comprehensive analysis and was intended to give ABC editorial managers starting points for discussion. She concluded that ABC News demonstrably seeks and overwhelmingly achieves impartiality. I wouldn’t dispute that, ABC News reporting is excellent, that isn't where its failures in impartiality and lack of accountability manifest.
FWIW some broadcasters get around Code obligations by broadcasting 'opinion' and not 'news' as they are treated differently under the Code (Sky News being the classic example, who don't broadcast news after 6pm).
Editorials and opinion pieces in print media are further examples.
Regardless, there will be enough chatter about Collingwood's report to keep them in the headlines for the wrong reasons once again.
I thought Ned Guy's disasterous Fox Footy interview after trade week was about as bad as it could get, Eddie comes charging through yesterday. A classic example of how not to handle a report that indicates there are problems within an organisation.