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ABC shows didn't have enough conservative voices, election review finds
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SMH now CH9 article's headline intentionally misinterprets the findings of a review into the ABC by highlighting a criticism of a single show on a single night and of the opinions of it's guests and not any ABC staff. Leaving the reading public with the impression the opinions of the LNP government were correct. However that wasn't the case as Blackburn emphasised. (ODT)
Blackburn, who has conducted six other reviews for the ABC since 2008, said the broadcaster had "met the impartiality standard" despite the criticisms levelled in her report.
"The conclusion reached, having considered all the evidence, is that ABC content for the most
part followed the weight of evidence and was duly impartial," the report said.
It also cautioned against extrapolating the negative findings for one edition of one program across the ABC's broader 2019 election coverage, or even to other editions of the same or similar programs.
ABC chair Ita Buttrose maintained the report should not have been made public in a letter to Senate president Scott Ryan, which was tabled alongside the report on Thursday night.
ABC chairman Ita Buttrose maintained the report should not have been made public. Credit:Janie Barrett
"While the ABC has chosen to produce the report in this instance, we do so while maintaining our strong objection against its production on public interest grounds," Ms Buttrose said.
A spokesman for the ABC said the criticisms levelled in the review largely related to the composition of the panel programs in relation to the non-ABC guests.
"The review did not identify any impartiality issue with the conduct of presenters on The Drum or identify any issues of bias in their interviews," the spokesman said in a statement.
"The review confirmed that ABC News demonstrably seeks and overwhelmingly achieves impartiality."
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