{"id":1038,"date":"2013-02-05T23:06:59","date_gmt":"2013-02-05T12:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/australiansforhonestpolitics.wordpress.com\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2019-04-13T23:24:23","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T13:24:23","slug":"abc-double-standards-for-political-interviews-and-a-sudden-collapse-in-transparency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/abc-double-standards-for-political-interviews-and-a-sudden-collapse-in-transparency\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC double standards for political interviews and a sudden collapse in transparency"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Margo Kingston<\/a>
\nFebruary 5th, 2013<\/p>\n

\"917024-sa-treasurer-kevin-foley\"

Former South Australian deputy premier Kevin Foley<\/p><\/div>\n

An ABC deep throat has provided AFHP with the following statement:<\/p>\n

In December 2011 the ABC was found by the ACMA to have breached the impartiality codes of the ABC Code of Practice.<\/p>\n

The broadcast session involved was an interview with former SA Deputy Premier, Kevin Foley (Labor), on the breakfast timeslot of ABC Local Radio Adelaide.<\/p>\n

The ACMA found:<\/p>\n

\u2026that the presenters displayed \ufb01xed prejudgment on the topics discussed, asked loaded questions and used disparaging language.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.acma.gov.au\/WEB\/STANDARD\/pc=PC_410263<\/a><\/p>\n

The ABC released a statement saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ABC acknowledges the ACMA\u2019s ruling following a lengthy and highlycomplex investigation<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe ABC has vigorously defended the broadcast throughout the ACMA\u2019s deliberations and is surprised at the outcome.<\/em><\/p>\n

[…]<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cOur interpretation of the ABC\u2019s Code of Practice in this instance differs from that of ACMA, and we continue to disagree<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cMatthew Abraham and David Bevan are experienced broadcasters, with a reputation for asking tough questions in a robust political environment.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis approach will continue in line with the ABC\u2019s editorial policies.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Adelaide Now: ABC radio presenters Matthew Abraham and David Bevan found guilty of bias<\/a><\/p>\n


\nNow, isn\u2019t that all Jon Faine did: \u201c[ask] tough questions in a robust political environment\u201d?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Seems a double-standard from the ABC.<\/p>\n

\"Former

Former Shockjock Mike Smith<\/p><\/div>\n

I note that in 2011 the ABC released a statement and reported the ACMA \ufb01nding
\n(Watchdog rules Foley interview not impartia<\/a>l\u2019)<\/p>\n

This year, the ABC issued no statement, did not report the matter and, as revealed by Peter Clarke in \u2018Who is wearing the Kafka mask at the ABC?<\/a>\u2019 has refused to release its reasons for reprimanding Faine and apologising to complainants. I have referred this material to Peter Clarke for analysis.<\/p>\n


\nFootnote<\/span>:  Mark Scott has yet to reply to my letter about Jon Faine<\/a> .<\/p>\n


\nFurther references for 2011 case<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matthew Abraham and David Bevan Interview
\n\n

ACMA \u2013 ABC Radio investigation Report 2582<\/a><\/p>\n

ACMA finds 891 ABC lacked impartiality<\/a><\/p>\n

ABC Friends criticise 891 over bias<\/a><\/p>\n

Media watchers turn on ABC<\/a><\/p>\n

First ABC impartiality breach since 2004<\/a><\/p>\n

Smartarse journos leave democracy better off, not worse<\/a><\/p>\n

\nhttp:\/\/blogs.abc.net.au\/files\/830-5-4.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>

Podcast: Play in new window<\/a> | Download<\/a><\/p>

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by Margo Kingston February 5th, 2013 An ABC deep throat has provided AFHP with the following statement: In December 2011 the ABC was found by the ACMA to have breached the impartiality codes of the ABC Code of Practice. The broadcast session involved was an interview with former SA Deputy Premier, Kevin Foley (Labor), on the breakfast […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[3434,3402,57,74,26],"tags":[2587,90,188,270,281,312],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t0mw-gK","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1038"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1038\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}