Comments on: Congratulations to the ABC http://exchange.telstra.com.au/2009/11/05/congratulations-to-the-abc/ What's Your View? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Bill http://exchange.telstra.com.au/2009/11/05/congratulations-to-the-abc/comment-page-1/#comment-342 Bill Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:03:42 +0000 http://exchange.telstra.com.au/?p=535#comment-342 The ABC is a disgrace to Australians and an embarrassment to Australian. Its programming is getting to be very base when it should be setting a good example to its citizens. Look at "The Chaser", can be very funny I know, but should it be on the National Broadcaster? Its political bias is bordering on criminal. Now that I have Foxtel and can watch A-PAC (Australian Public Affairs Channel) and I can also look at firsthand news on the net I can see the ABC TV's bias. I watched a session on A-PAC and then saw the same item on the ABC TV news that night - it was completely twisted! The ABC TV's political bias is blatant and disturbing (that's from me, a Labor Party voter - but not any more). Looking back on the past, any attacks they make are usually directed to the Conservative side. It appears that to work at the ABC you need to be a member of the Labor Party. My view is this: I think that if the ABC want to continue as they are, then they should be privatised (then they can broadcast whatever they like). We should then set up an unbiased National Broadcaster to report the facts. The ABC is a disgrace to Australians and an embarrassment to Australian.

Its programming is getting to be very base when it should be setting a good example to its citizens. Look at “The Chaser”, can be very funny I know, but should it be on the National Broadcaster?

Its political bias is bordering on criminal.
Now that I have Foxtel and can watch A-PAC (Australian Public Affairs Channel) and I can also look at firsthand news on the net I can see the ABC TV’s bias.

I watched a session on A-PAC and then saw the same item on the ABC TV news that night – it was completely twisted!

The ABC TV’s political bias is blatant and disturbing (that’s from me, a Labor Party voter – but not any more).

Looking back on the past, any attacks they make are usually directed to the Conservative side.

It appears that to work at the ABC you need to be a member of the Labor Party.

My view is this:
I think that if the ABC want to continue as they are, then they should be privatised (then they can broadcast whatever they like).
We should then set up an unbiased National Broadcaster to report the facts.

]]> By: Rosie M http://exchange.telstra.com.au/2009/11/05/congratulations-to-the-abc/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Rosie M Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:58:55 +0000 http://exchange.telstra.com.au/?p=535#comment-156 Interesting to read about the ABC's approach to increasing its online engagement and the employee policy … this feature http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/06/2735018.htm from ABC political correspondent Lyndal Curtis nicely brings it to life … it's a great read. Like Lyndal "I marvel at people who can twitter during their day and at night, finding interesting tidbits to pass on ...." I never can. More salient, she writes of the "worry that in the rush to social media, in the advocacy for the new way of communicating" that people are also missing out and voices are not being heard. She's right - communicators have to use many platforms to communicate and - yes - we should figure out how to embrace social media without excluding either groups of people or tracts of opinion. Interesting to read about the ABC’s approach to increasing its online engagement and the employee policy … this feature http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/06/2735018.htm from ABC political correspondent Lyndal Curtis nicely brings it to life … it’s a great read. Like Lyndal “I marvel at people who can twitter during their day and at night, finding interesting tidbits to pass on ….” I never can. More salient, she writes of the “worry that in the rush to social media, in the advocacy for the new way of communicating” that people are also missing out and voices are not being heard. She’s right – communicators have to use many platforms to communicate and – yes – we should figure out how to embrace social media without excluding either groups of people or tracts of opinion.

]]> By: Turlough http://exchange.telstra.com.au/2009/11/05/congratulations-to-the-abc/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Turlough Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:48:13 +0000 http://exchange.telstra.com.au/?p=535#comment-142 David It is interesting to hear that the ABC is moving into the web2.0 world in a serious way. There needs to be a balance too between those in corporations who want to be active contributors (who bring their own view points on topics within their knowledge or interest), with disclosure of topics that are not dealt with by the active contributors. My question then is how do we draw the wider internal community into the blogosphere? It's a brave new world for many corporate folks. Great to see the Exchange site up and running - well done. Turlough http://linkedin/turloughguerin David

It is interesting to hear that the ABC is moving into the web2.0 world in a serious way.

There needs to be a balance too between those in corporations who want to be active contributors (who bring their own view points on topics within their knowledge or interest), with disclosure of topics that are not dealt with by the active contributors.

My question then is how do we draw the wider internal community into the blogosphere? It’s a brave new world for many corporate folks.

Great to see the Exchange site up and running – well done.

Turlough
http://linkedin/turloughguerin

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