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The slow suicide of the newspapers.(Editorial)(Editorial)
THE MOST RECENT victim of the lynch-mob mentality rife in the Australian media has been David Flint, the chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Authority. He is the chief contemporary villain. The campaign against him has really been inspired by the ABC and its cheer squad in the media and politics--he was slated to chair the inquiry into complaints by Senator Alston about the bias displayed by the ABC in its coverage of the Iraq war. He has not hidden his scepticism about the fairness and objectivity of this organisation, and justifiably its supporters feared that the outcome of the inquiry would not favour it. So he had to be headed off.
This the hysterical ...
- Ex-ABC chief told bias claims could be handled in-house.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire April 29, 2004 700+ words
...dealt with inside the ABC. Professor Flint has been criticised...on March22, former ABC chairman Ken Inglis said he had not anticipated Professor Flint's position, which...the response of the ABC's Independent Complaints...
- PM backs Alan Jones over dumped ABC bio.
- News wire article from: Bulletin Wire July 6, 2006 700+ words
...the matter. "I will comment on ABC comment that's relevant to public...this goes to the way in which the ABC manages its affairs and discharges...into the debate over the book. Professor Flint accused the ABC of being "foolish" to contemplate...
- Flint forgot Jones letter, inquiry told.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire May 26, 2004 700+ words
...including the ABC, 2GB and 2UE and...in tatters''. Professor Flint was pursued by...both roles meant Professor Flint should not oversee...Richard Alston about ABC coverage of the...long bow,'' Professor Flint responded.
- Broadcasting chief in row over alleged conflicts of interest.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire April 28, 2004 700+ words
...contacted by ABC radio's PM program, Professor Flint should not have...letter showed ''Professor Flint is not fit to...Friends of the ABC, Margaret O...the fact that Professor Flint has been an...criticism of the ABC in his recent...
- Flint says sorry for lack of disclosure.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire May 1, 2004 700+ words
...minister Richard Alston about ABC Iraq war coverage bias...serious concern'' that Professor Flint had written to Jones using...The relationship between Professor Flint and Jones has been under...John Howard to re- appoint Professor Flint in 2000. The claim has been...
- Jones threat claim 'absurd'.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire April 29, 2004 700+ words
...had not only defended Professor Flint from Laws' criticism...stood by his charge on ABC-TV's 7.30 Report...the ABA, not just Professor Flint, who had cleared him...program. Asked if Professor Flint should have removed...
- When talk is not cheap PUBLIC SERVICE.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire July 4, 2004 700+ words
...be the swansong of Professor Flint but of Michael Gordon...really believe that Professor Flint isn't here. I...many years. Not only Professor Flint's departure, his...from the board of the ABC on a matter of high...
- Now driven, he professes, by new sense of calm.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire June 8, 2004 700+ words
...influence of either ABC-FM or MBS-FM when...usually on first is ABC-FM - because I found...preferences aside, Professor Flint had ''no commitments...who had attacked the ABC, alleging scores of...of the war in Iraq. Professor Flint had stood aside from...
- The man at the centre of the ABA imbroglio.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire April 29, 2004 700+ words
...the preceding 10 years. ''Professor Flint has proved himself a strong...saying, when he presented the ABC's Media Watch, that the Press...into complaints against the ABC over its coverage of the Iraq...Flint himself complained to the ABC about its reporting of the interview...
- Grave doubts now on Flint's impartiality.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire April 30, 2004 700+ words
...and recent revelations on the ABC's Media Watch cast grave doubt...Flint's appointment, into the ABC's coverage of the Iraq war...us who rely on and trust the ABC's radio and TV news coverage...of that investigation. With Professor Flint's track record, our anxiety...
Source: HighBeam Research, The slow suicide of the newspapers.(Editorial)(Editorial)