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ABC mission creep : Comments

By Ari Sharp, published 23/6/2006

The ABC is trying to be an all-singing, all-dancing something-for-everyone media conglomerate.

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Ari it may come of a surprice to you that large parts of Oz don't have any channel other then ABC. So it does need to provide some of that stuff. BD there is no god so way bring him up on a thread about the ABC?
Posted by Kenny, Sunday, 25 June 2006 6:48:39 PM
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Johnj ,
The proof of the pudding is in the eating:
Whatever the gastronomic preferences of the bakery’s management, the cooks in the kitchen have been consistently turning out some very left-tasting puddings.
Posted by Horus, Sunday, 25 June 2006 8:15:02 PM
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Kenny

as to 'There is no god' ...this is of course an issue of faith.
You already know my views on this, so that is why I bring up the Almighty in regard to the ABC and its impact regarding values.

Most of my post did not refer to God, I added the last little section as an explanation of 'why' we have arrived at where we are 'at' morally.

Whether one accepts my view on this does not change the pitiable and lamentable state we are in.

The sad thing is, it is not just the aboriginal communities which are plagued by Porn of every description, there are hopeless, weak, vulnerable and misguided people in our own communities, who will, in the absense of any abiding hope for the future, grasp out for anything which will give them a 'hit' of pleasure, no matter how perverted.

On the other hand, I noticed a long time ago that sin is not the exclusive domain of those mentioned in the above paragraph, it dwells in all of us, but is more 'sophisticated' in those of higher intellect and education.

I raise the issue of shaping values in connection with the ABC because people have to make DECISIONS about what they will air, and the mood and tone of commentary which accompanies it. If they convey the mood of 'its all good...its all just up to the individual... or..as Queen sang "Nothing really matters, at all"...then we will undoubtedly reap the social consequences of such an approach.

All the Aboriginal communities are showing us, is OURSELVES but perhaps in a more vivid portrayal.
When the media sends the 'para' message that Porn is fine, (up to you) then, were all diminished,degraded and destroyed as humans.

I'm making the point that the ABC via its board, should be guided
Posted by BOAZ_David, Monday, 26 June 2006 4:59:48 AM
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Well, Ari, I never considered a show like "Countdown", where numerous video clips extolled the virtues of illegal drug abuse, violence against women, the use of weapons for solving disputes, and the idea that young girls should act like amateur harlots, as "quality entertainment." But I don't see you complaining about that.

The fact is, that for too long the ABC has simply been the Propaganda Ministry for the ALP, the Greens and the Democrats. I gave up watching the ABC News acouple of years ago. All I ever got was Cornelia Rau, David Hicks, Asylum Seekers, Detention centres, and Mark Latham. Anybody watching the ABC prior to the last Federal election would have thought that Mark Latham was the new Messiah, he could walk on water, and he had already been elected PM.

We the public, expect the ABC to reflect the values and attitudes of the entire community, not just the anti everything trendoids to which always being a critic of the responsible part of society has become something of a fashion statement.

The inclusion of very fine journalists like Janet Albrechtson is a step in the right direction. And now we have heard that Keith Windshuttle, who exposed the airbrushing of Australian colonial history by post Marxist academics, has joined the team. It is obvious that people like Ari are crushed that the ABC is now being made to exhibit a bit of balance. This is what the public, fed up of the rampant ABC political bias, now want.

The subsequent crying and moaning of the ABC trendoids, who feel their power to influence gullible young minds slipping away, is music to my ears.
Posted by redneck, Monday, 26 June 2006 5:13:50 AM
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There has been a steady shift in the image of ABC television

Commercials for ABC Shops, as well as programme promos now run heavily in station breaks, several at a time, giving the station a very SBS look.

Certainly, programme promotions, both on television and radio, are
important to audience awareness. Their slick creative execution
enhances viewer acceptance, by embodying the proven marketing
techniques of the advertising industry.
However, the high number of commercials for the ABC’s various business arms, appears excessive.
Station breaks, saturated with shop and concert advertising plus promos, are matched to the creative themes of various station ID's to achieve a
co-coordinated marketing burst between programmes.
National TV seems to have moved closer in presentation style to its
commercial counterparts.

Another disturbing trend is towards events marketing in news and current affairs programming, both on TV and radio.
Irrelevant stories about show business artists, or imminent concerts, are presented under the guise of news.
The generally positive storyline treatment suggests that the public
relations and marketing industry may either be manipulating producers, or itself being targeted subtly by Aunty as potential future business clients.

Discussions about commercialisation, funding bids, management changes, and internet policy development exist alongside blurred
demarcation between editorial and advertising content in our independent national broadcaster.

Is this changing presentation style part of a strategy to condition viewers for paid advertising on the ABC?
I hope not!
It is doubtful that its demographic, the socio-economic A’s and B’s, would accept any loss of traditional commercial-free broadcasting.
Posted by Ponder, Monday, 26 June 2006 9:53:05 AM
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A few points on “market failure.” Markets are very efficient devices for providing and processing information, for organising production and distribution of goods and services so as to allocate resources to their highest valued use and thus maximise community income. Their superiority to central planning is well attested.

There may, however, be cases where markets do not produce the most efficient outcome, where there is “market failure.” This tends to arise in particular circumstances, for example when there is a natural monopoly, where externalities are not taken into account, where there is information asymmetry or in the case of public goods.

The identification of market failure alone is not, however, sufficient reason for government intervention. There can be no presumption that governments outperform markets: indeed, “government failure” is more common. To justify intervention it is not enough to know that the market is failing; it is also necessary to be confident that the government can do better.

Should the cost to the community of market failure be significant, government should first see whether it is possible to improve the workings of the market. If not, it must assess its capacity to produce a better outcome, and the costs and benefits of any intervention. The results of many studies suggest the prospect of a net benefit from intervention must be considered doubtful.

The Economist’s summary: “The skills of government in addressing market failure are often exaggerated. Government intervention must overcome three formidable difficulties: the tendency of regulated firms to “capture” their regulators, weak incentives for efficiency within the public sector, and missing information (where markets lack it, governments are likely to lack it as well). … The record of intervention is poor … history suggests that the burden of proof should lie with those who would extend the government’s role.”

So in respect of the ABC, you need to ask, in the modern world of many information sources and global communications, where is the market failure? How important is it? How can it best be addressed? The answer might very well not be the ABC in its present form.
Posted by Faustino, Monday, 26 June 2006 12:00:36 PM
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