1. The politics of bias at the ABC.
- Author
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Posetti, Julie
- Subjects
PREJUDICES in mass media ,COALITION governments ,FREEDOM of the press ,BUDGET cuts ,BROADCASTING industry - Abstract
The article presents a study which highlights the attempt of the Liberal-National Coalition to marginalise Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC) through interfering with the journalistic integrity and independence of the company. It states that a series of interviews was conducted with employees of ABC to support the mass media analysis, online archives of the company, and literature review of the author. It mentions the budget axe enforcing annual budget reduction aims to control its function.
- Published
- 2001