A relentless stream of attacks on the ABC by crusaders of the hard correct has recalibrated the notion of balance and redefined the organisation2015 ended pretty much like every other year. On 21 December,the Liberal senator Eric Abetz heralded the appointment of Michelle Guthrie, the new ABC managing director, and with an injunction to “end the lefty fancy-in that has taken hold of the organisation” and restore “editorial balance”. In language eerily familiar to student politicians across the land,Abetz continued: “The new managing director will inherit an unbalanced and largely centralised public broadcaster which has become a protection racket for the left ideology.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com