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Over 18 months ago the fearless poetry spouting leader of the ABC, Mark Scott made quite a splash about another jewel in the Ultimo crown, a so-called continuous news centre. This worthy initiative was mean to herald a 24hr news service to all Australians, not just those who are prepared to pay for Sky News. [...] The background. ABC presser then Crikey in bed with Smart Company plus New Matilda and of course LP. So what monday! Chris Wallace takes an early break and misses the big media story of the day. Mark at LP dips out on a plumb gig over at Aunty and Crikey gets set for shake-up, meanwhile Media [...] Before the last election the Labor party committed to restoring the position of a staff elected representative on the ABC board, a position abolished by Howard who also went on to stack the ABC board with the likes of Keith Windshuttle, Janet Albrechtsen and a host of other right wingers. Not surprisingly the board [...] One of Mark Scott’s greatest achievements, should he retire as CEO tomorrow, would have to be the extent to which he has turned the ABC into a cultural fiefdom for dispensing government funds to the private sector in return for so-called Australian content. In response to a question in a Senate committee the other day [...] Mark Scott delivered a blunt assessment on the future landscape for traditional media in his A.N. Smith Memorial lecture at Melbourne University. He acknowledged that all the rules have changed and those media players that survive will be the ones that accept and embrace the challenges posed by the new circumstances. In a speech that portrayed [...] Businessman and Australian Public Broadcaster CEO Mark Scott has delivered on his promise to give Rupert Jnr a stern talking to in his Australia House speech to the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association. Scott suggested that Murdoch's antipathy to the BBC resembled the attitude of his grandfather, Sir Keith Murdoch, an Australian press baron who objected to plans [...] Peter Costello please stay in Politics, you have such an honest and unbiased view of the world and it is very selfish of you to deprive the wider community of your obvious talents. Of course the ABC is a warren of left wing bunnies which is why your former colleague and culture warrior Little Johnny [...] |
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