ABC Independence… As News Corp savages its enemies, the ABC must strive for unity. Which makes it the perfect target … 16 Jun 202116 Jun 2021 By Jonathan Holmes / 14 June 2021 It’s a cliche to say that we all inhabit news silos these days but people pay to read stories that reflect and reinforce…
AFP… THE SECRET STATE SURVIVES 5 Jun 202116 Jun 2021 Almost exactly two years ago, the Australian Federal Police executed a search warrant at the ABC’s headquarters in Ultimo, Sydney. That raid, and the search the day before of News…
Alumni Articles… WHO’S TO JUDGE? 29 May 20216 Jun 2021 In Part 2 of this essay on issues surrounding defamation law (see Part 1: ‘Ghosts Can’t Sue’), Jonathan Holmes looks at the Federal Court, which has become the forum of…
Alumni Articles… Why is ABC iview now asking me to log in? 17 May 202119 May 2021 Recently ABC iview has started asking users to create an account and log in to use iview. This change has been in the works for several years and the roll-out,…
ABC Funding… It’s your ABC – fight for it! 11 May 202117 May 2021 The year’s first major public rally in support of the ABC was held in federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s Kooyong electorate in Melbourne on Saturday night, 8 May. Organised by ABC…
ABC Programs… Ghosts Can’t Sue 2 May 202129 May 2021 The three-part investigation of the 1979 Luna Park Ghost Train fire by the ABC’s Exposed team reminded Jonathan Holmes of the time almost forty years ago when Four Corners took…
ABC Funding… No Google ad dollars for the ABC 6 Mar 202117 May 2021 Quentin Dempster discusses potential risks of the ABC entering into precedent-setting commercial relationships with online providers. Will it, he asks, make it easier for any hostile future federal government to…
Alumni Articles 2021: Here we go again! 15 Jan 202117 May 2021 If Australians had to make a choice of greater trust between Dr Janet Albrechtsen of News Corp and the IPA or Dr Norman Swan and the ABC, is there any…
ABC Programs… This is the year that was. The ABC in 2020 1 Dec 202017 May 2021 It is to the ABC’s credit that despite ongoing budget cuts, debilitating staff losses, attacks from government and right-wing lobby groups, and a dollop of controversy, our much-loved major public…
Alumni Articles… ABC & the digital dilemma: what’s next? 19 Oct 202017 May 2021 The ABC has historically been flexible with the technologies it uses to transmit its content to consumers. Today’s technology landscape is changing faster than ever and the ABC must continue…
