GrahamY,

You ask << Why don't any of you guys cite OLO as a model of what the media could be? >>

You have published many articles from professional journalists, academics and politicians and quite frankly, most of them are not up to it. As evidenced by their inability to construct, articulate or sustain their argument. Many have just morphed into Trolls.

The most telling attribute most of them share is when under sustained pressure from a counter argument, many resort to ideological rhetoric and persecution complexes just before they dismiss and disengage.

Many just “dog whistle” to the already converted, no room for debate or contrary argument.

Oh, sorry, did I just describe the “media”?

The media is quite happy to publish within their own “cotton wool” emotive environment but would they be willing to expose themselves publicly to the “dialogue” available on OLO?

The media is infected by groupthink, they exist in a self referential, organic network. They rarely seek references (or links) that are not an accepted part of their referential network. That’s why they would be reluctant to adopt the OLO model, it is counter to their MO.

So, 'ideologically obsessed Howard government' is a sin in this person's view. How then do we interpret the following?

"The current Australian government has lurched from one reactionary policy to another, insisting that the country is in a conflict with those illegal human masses who dare consider Australia as a place of asylum."

Runner: " Whether it is 'gay marriage ' illegal entries' or the 'gw myth' you can accurately predict the line taken by the socialist. Hopefully Abbott will have the will and guts to do some drastic change. Hoping it will happen internally has as much change as the corrupt unions/Labour reforming itself."

You are right. Unless Abbott has the will and guts to do some drastic change, there will be no change.

He cannot rely on the minister responsible for the ABC, Malcolm Turnbull, who is indifferent to the ABC's apparent transgression from its charter. Turnbull fails to discern that the ABC has taken political positions in support of 'gay marriage ', ' illegal entries' and the 'global warming myth'.

Turnbull expresses his unshakeable faith in the ABC Board and management to take corrective action. He obviously has a short memory. When ABC MD Mark Scott started his tenure in 2006, he undertook to address the issues of editorial bias. Not only has there not been any noticeable improvement in this regard, but it appears that Scott has in turn surrendered to ABC groupthink, and journalists are rarely held to account for reporting errors.

A complete review of the ABC and its future in Australia would be in order. Preferably, the terms of reference should inquire into what justification, if any, there is for the ABC to continue as a government- funded organisation, and if so, why it should run so many TV and radio networks including radio station 2JJJ; why it should have so many foreign correspondents given that SBS regularly broadcasts numerous foreign-sourced news programs; and indeed why the ABC and SBS should continue as separate organisations

Raycom. Like you, I just cannot, for the life of me, find even the remotest justification within the ABC remit for having this radio station (2JJJ), It has truly puzzled me for years!