The ‘war’ to the extent that it exists was Sky shifting to opinion over news in prime time - possibly brought about by the ABC entering the news space on FTA and them using it to make a point of distinction.
Given how vastly more successful the opinion programming is for Sky over their old straight news coverage, they should - and probably actually are - happy the ABC have taken that over as the dull rolling news channel, pushing them to enter what ended up being a more profitable space, while not leaving a ‘news’ audience on the table.
They’ve both succeeded in growing a pie and deliver different things to different audiences. News 24 is clearly a valued service for the public, and the ABC were right to launch it.
… hasn’t been called “News 24” for a while ('cos it isn’t) … but yes the ABC should absolutely have a free-to-air news channel … I just wish that its launch had been properly planned and budgeted rather than being rushed (for political and ego reasons) resulting in such a loss of other valuable ABC services …
A poster here is clearly a disillusioned ex employee with an axe to grind, but back to the article, it was talking about Invasion Day from one perspective. News Corps favourite pastime is finding any little thing and blowing it up, make it a story, get everyone riled up and continue the culture wars, it’s so tedious.
6pm Ch 7 TV News Sydney tonight exposed the ABC TV finance news segment where the female white news reader said: “Australia Day - Invasion Day” - seams rather blatant to me. Wonder if she got called into the bosses office later?
Time for people to unite as one rather than support people who would rather seek comfort fracturing & dividing people & the nation. Nobody can change the past…
… if that’s meant to be a dig at me, not true … as I said, the ABC was once an organisation that people could be proud of … it isn’t any more and that’s largely down to the news department …
I’ve searched online for this report but can’t find anything. Got a link? I’d like to judge for myself and make a complaint if there’s any substance there.
But we can change the way events of the past are treated in the future. Imagine society applied that kind of attitude to every hot button social issue of the past.
Thanks, found it on 7 Plus. Only a brief clip from the news channel, unfortunately I didn’t recognise the presenter or her voice, but that was poor and appears to go against their actual editorial policy on the matter which has. Been misreported by several news outlets.
… actually that’s not true, the measure of “trust” (for all media) has gone down over the past few years … and all the polls said that Bill Shorten was gonna be PM … having worked for many years in television programming, I’m well aware of how the way that questions are asked can affect the outcome … for example, people keep quoting the figure of 82% “trust” in the ABC from a Roy Morgan poll … but the actual poll was about “brands” and the ABC brand came in fourth after Aldi, Bunnings and Qantas … but it suits some people to misquote that research as if it was about ABC news content … the other thing about research into the ABC is that there is a significant element of “donkey” vote … feeling that they should be watching the ABC so say they are … don’t get me wrong, the ABC still comes out way ahead of other broadcast news outfits, but the overall decline is there …
… yep, I picked up on that one for the first time last year so don’t have any previous reference to compare … I’ve subscribed to the Essential Report for years because it goes into even greater detail of “levels” of trust which, significantly, others most often quoted don’t … particularly the low numbers for “a lot of trust” compared to the “some trust” figure … journalists tend to lump the two together to make the overall figure look good, but it must worry those people who actually take it seriously …
“The ABC was not established to deliver hyperlocal news across Australia,” the [ABC] submission says.
… but when I worked for ABC Local (before the news department was handed control in 2016) we used to do “hyperlocal” stories all the time … it has nothing to do with repeated budget cuts by the Coalition and everything to do with a Sydney-centric news department that now expects regional staff to identify and produce “content that can be shared … across the ABC on multiple platforms” rather than being for the interest of the local communities that they are supposed to serve …
Maybelle Lin is the 2021 AFTRS and ABC Selwyn Speight Diversity Scholarship Recipient
Editor and writer, Maybelle Lin, from New South Wales, is the recipient of this year’s Selwyn Speight Diversity Scholarship, awarded by the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) and the ABC.
The scholarship is made available through a $20,000 bequest from the late ABC journalist Selwyn Speight and supports emerging radio students from diverse and under-represented communities.
Both Maybelle’s parents were immigrants, with her father from Singapore and her mother from Indonesia. Since graduating from UNSW with a Bachelor of Media she has been working as an editor and writer for lifestyle and business publications.
Maybelle said she wanted to widen her skills, particularly in radio and podcasting. “The dream is to tell the stories of under-represented people, creating content so their voices are heard. I want to be behind the scenes, producing with other diverse creators that simply want to better the world,” she said.
Outside of journalism, Maybelle has a strong interest in freestyle hip hop. She regularly participates in dance events and runs her own community hip hop competitions, which she says has connected her with a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds.
Maybelle will intern at the ABC throughout the year and receive a 12-month employment contract at the end of the course.
ABC’s Director of Regional & Local, Judith Whelan congratulated Maybelle as the third recipient of the scholarship. “Reflecting contemporary Australia is a priority of our Five Year Plan which we released last year. This scholarship has an important place in how we deliver on that plan.”
AFTRS Head of Radio, Fyona Smith, said: “AFTRS is committed to providing scholarship opportunities to encourage diverse content creators. Maybelle brings extensive writing experience to AFTRS and her audio submission was a standout. We are looking forward to Maybelle studying with us this year and working with the ABC.”
