The Politics of Bias at the ABC : Howard's Way

Julie Posetti

The Politics of Bias at the ABC : Howard's Way

Julie Posetti

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Abstract

Australia’s conservative Howard Government has sought to emasculate the country’s national broadcaster – the ABC – in an effort to contain dissenting viewpoints and suppress independent analysis. The ABC has been the victim of an orchestrated political campaign that has abused official complaints procedures, promoted editorial interference by a meddling communications minister and encouraged self-censorship within its news and current affairs division. The influential flagship radio current affairs program AM has been the recent focus of unprecedented government attacks in the wake of the Iraq War with serious implications for the Corporation’s journalistic integrity and the democratic role of public broadcasters.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Radio in the World: Radio Conference 2005
Editors	S Healy, B Berryman, D Goodman
Place of Publication	Melbourne
Publisher	RMIT University Press
Pages	47-58
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	1921166126
Publication status	Published - 2005
Event	Radio in the World: Radio Conference 2005 - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 11 Jul 2005 → 14 Jul 2005

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Conference	Radio in the World: Radio Conference 2005
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Melbourne
Period	11/07/05 → 14/07/05

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