Whether its Jon Feine, Epstein, ABC TV predictable non comedy , Twitter and by line cut brigade ( esp on weekends ), Q&A ,news cuts on Israel ( we get bombs OUT but not bombs IN) or any number of ABC program s we just switch off and talk to each other , look up something else or use Iview. Take ABCenvironment ---reactionary and out of control.Some programs are fine --however.
Typical government service of our day - slow lumbering , self referencing and insensitive. Busy trying to sound like they are doing what they are increasingly not doing ( representing thinking people- representing leaders and the real innovators and prophets ); The ABC are increasingly NOT representing thinking people properly , those who can see the increasing fanaticism and patronising nonsense of some of Australia's most important minorities ( farmers , deep thinkers , true entrepreneurs and innovators,scientists who spent their critical decades studying- not talking to the media)
If the ABC continues to appeal to the common denominator and the quick fix, it will just get lost in the common mass - with not enough direct accountability (as with commercial media) to keep it totally honest ( truly representing and not editorializing ( even Neil Mitchell can do a better job on something Feine thinks he knows something about )
Part of the Government is dead risk that rightly featured in the recent USA elections?
Australian Broadcasting Culture,and the ABC in particular, is too important to leave to some consensus amongst those inside about their favourite hymns and doctrines. Feel like an outsider when you don't take the current ABC worldview as a given - not on this site !
Friday, November 16, 2012
Thursday, November 15, 2012
ABC Judge and Jury
Heard the strangest thing yesterday . The ABC was provided with a specific document justifying the stand of the Catholic church as if it was the adjudicator of a debate our forefathers would clearly say that should be left to the Royal Commission and the courts .
Subtle, but serious problem of perspective .
Sure its Ok to provide perspective but really the real issue is this . The church dares to try and look after children noone else does, so they can never meet the expectations of the standards brigade at ABCchurch. I won't listen to their pontifications till they do a four corners on the subject and put it in context .
If we really think children's interest are important they should not be left to the quick fix of TV and media angst .
Just how mi focused this attempt to trap the devil could be in highlighted by the naive and misguided false expectation that a ,or any, Royal Commissions will , by their very nature , solve the problem of child abuse . Nearly as dumb as thinking churches are the only ones trying to pick up the pieces of o mum or dad .
I mean like the RC will solve the problems of the department of human services in each State -
How Much DHS would give for the TV solution - if it worked !
Subtle, but serious problem of perspective .
Sure its Ok to provide perspective but really the real issue is this . The church dares to try and look after children noone else does, so they can never meet the expectations of the standards brigade at ABCchurch. I won't listen to their pontifications till they do a four corners on the subject and put it in context .
If we really think children's interest are important they should not be left to the quick fix of TV and media angst .
Just how mi focused this attempt to trap the devil could be in highlighted by the naive and misguided false expectation that a ,or any, Royal Commissions will , by their very nature , solve the problem of child abuse . Nearly as dumb as thinking churches are the only ones trying to pick up the pieces of o mum or dad .
I mean like the RC will solve the problems of the department of human services in each State -
How Much DHS would give for the TV solution - if it worked !
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