I reckon those in regions hit by bushfires would be pretty happy Australia still has a tax payer funded ABC.
As are those out of the cities that rely on their local ABC for any sort of local news.
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As are those out of the cities that rely on their local ABC for any sort of local news.
they spoke to this, Labor has far more women, that influences culture. That was the point of the story. The last bit is a straw man, nobody has suggested all Labor politicians have always been angels, that ridiculous.
And we do! Everyone has a voice now, that’s what Twitter, FB etc and the internet in general is doing. That’s what I’m saying, there’s numerous streams for people to obtain their information.
Yes it is ridiculous, just as well I never claimed it....
I would argue there is still a place for quality professional journalism. Any idiot can publish nonsense on social media.
Next step will be why do we need science, we can all do our own research in the University of Youtube.
I’m not arguing against quality journalism at all. And yes any idiot can publish nonsense on twitter but you yourself are are big user of Twitter to obtain your news.
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ABC reveals sordid side of Canberra — entirely in the public interest
Last night's Four Corners revelations have burst the Canberra bubble. If the claims about Attorney-General Christian Porter are true he must be sacked.
www.crikey.com.au
An independent government funded media outlet is probably more important now than ever before. Mainstream media has become so ideological that trying to get reporting, instead of opinion, is tough. It also doesn't need to worry about ratings so it will be devoid of clickbait type stories that's everywhere now.
If anything, the ABC should have it's funding increased while also limiting the Governments ability to influence the direction of the ABC.
You seemed to be saying FB Twitter etc should replace platforms like the ABC. Apols if you aren't saying this.
I use twitter for the memes LOL and sometimes for links to real news sources, or raw data, or whatever. It does get very murky very quickly on Twitter etc though.
I can only speak for myself, but I'm quite happy to have my tax go towards funding the ABC.
I'd much rather it be used that way than the way it's used now, such as franking credits and the sporting grants sorts.
No it indeed a sad state of affairs.It doesn't say much for the other news providers, the ABC is Australia's most trusted news provider.
ABC, SBS lead most trusted news. | TV Tonight
Reuters Institute finds Australians still trust public broadcasters over commercial TV news.tvtonight.com.au
I'd argue though that the SBS is way ahead of the ABC in terms of credibility. Mainly because you can access so many different sources on one outlet.
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No, I want suggesting that. I’m saying that you can use FB , Twitter etc to obtain your news either from an individual or as a link to a story. There’s a million websites out or alternative news publications like Crikey, newdaily, the conversation just to name a few. I’ll presume there’s YouTube news channels that I presume will suit any political taste too.
Why do we need a taxpayer funded media?
Well let's see.
A journo posts something on Twitter.
Not one single news outlet in Australia picks it up and runs with it.
Not one.
Not even The Guardian wants to run with it.
But of course lets run with what's on Twitter.
Because it was accurate, and focused on giving people the information they need rather than trying to find the sensational story.
not everywhere has easy, reliable access to the internet, especially in an emergency, so knowing they could listen to the ABC and hear up to date accurate information is essential.
Well let's see.
A journo posts something on Twitter.
Not one single news outlet in Australia picks it up and runs with it.
Not one.
Not even The Guardian wants to run with it.
But of course lets run with what's on Twitter.
If it was said on radio, should be easy to verify. Fair enough, let's see what happens.
Would you describe it as quality journalism? It was seriously not far removed from tabloid tv. WTF was SHY on for? This is what she said:
Senator Hanson-Young said she got the impression the young staffer was feeling "pretty isolated".
"She started crying. And it was quite clear to me that there was a lot more going on than she felt she could say," the senator said.
"From what I saw, and I can only speak from the experience I had, was that this young woman was really, was not happy about the situation she was in, was distressed about it, and she spoke about, she spoke about feeling caught, that she was caught in this situation."
Is that quality journalism or character assassination?
Porter may well be reaping what he has sown but this trash was well below what I would expect from 4 corners.
