The Australian ABC used to be accurate and impartial but not now.

Accuracy and impartiality in terms of democratic news requires the whole story being told, the whole truth and nothing but the truth investigated and broadcast so viewers can make up THEIR mind.

Some people don't want to see the bias promoting CO2 emissions. Foxy comes to mind.

Evidence of bias is there to be seen, for example the ABC news shows film of steam pouring out of big tapered steam cooling towers, you know Foxy, while the news text is about fossil fuel with CO2 being emitted. And there is no mention of steam whatsoever.

ABC spin about CO2 has cost all Australian people due to increased energy cost. Some people are even having to close their business. Oil refineries are moving overseas.

The ABC is not investigating and reporting that AGW science is incomplete and that there is no scientific proof CO2 is the cause of 'AGW'.

Then there is the real state of the marine environment, devastated, not duly reported, damage continuing and compounding, no mitigation.

And they are just some matters I am aware of. There are surely many others.

Get your blinkers off, Foxy.

Since you have the statistics, Foxy, could you please tell us how many Australians believe the ABC is hopelessly biased towards the loony left?

‘morning Foxy,

You seem to have gone into hiding?

You were asked to substantiate your claim that the BBC gets 10 times the funding that the ABC gets? I’ve evidenced that claim to be wrong, unless you can point us to your sources?

Whilst we are at it, you offered us a list of your “facts” and finished your post with the question, << You need to ask yourself - is that the truth?>>

Well actually Foxy, no!

<< 1)The ABC costs taxpayers about 10cents per Australian
per day (ABC Annual Report).>>

You forget to mention that the rest costs us nothing.

<< 2) It costs less to run all of the ABC services (one TV network, 5 radio networks, Radio Australia, ABC online,ABC shops) then it does to run the Channel 9 network (Report by Prof Glen Withers).>>

Can’t find this report, even checked the ANU site? Link please?

In any event, such a report can only conclude that the ABC runs its entire operations for only $1.3bn, which is obviously cheaper the “nothing” we pay for Commercial? Doh!

<< 3) Since 1996 ABC staffing has been cut by 20 percent>>.

Yes Foxy, but funding was NOT cut by 20%, so it was an ABC decision.

<< 4) Nearly 9 out of 10 Australians (86 per cent) over the age of 15 use ABC Radio and or TV each week (Aust. Nation-wide Opinion polls).>>

Link please? Can’t find such a report? OzTam’s is the official nationwide audience site and the only current ABC program listed in the Top 20 is Midsummer Murders at 19. You keep telling us just how popular the ABC is but no evidence.

http://www.oztam.com.au//documents/2014/OzTAM-20140330-EMetFTARankSumCons.pdf

<< 5) Over 80 percent of all Australians believe the ABC provided a valuable service to the community (Newspoll).>>

Actually that figure is 78% but more importantly you missed the fact that all ABC figures are trending DOWN whilst all commercial trends are UP.

http://about.abc.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ABC-Annual-Report-2011-12-Part-2.pdf

Point 6) was your assertion on relative ABC/BBC costs which is rubbish.

Dear JF Aus,

You want me to remove my blinkers?
Hmmmmmm.
I still wouldn't be able to see through
keyholes with both my eyes - like you seem
to be able to do. ;-)

Dear LEGO,

The Looney Left.
The Goose-Stepping Right.
The Watermelon Greens.
And your list goes on.
You don't need my help though - go to
Fact-Check.

Dear Spindoc,

Thank You for your opinion.

Onya Foxy

Looks like the OLO commentariat is now over-represented by Rightwing Conservatives. It used to be anti-Muslim obscurantists.

Insiders tell me that many of these Rightwingers are refugees from the comments section of The Australian. Once The Australian demanded subscription fees to be eligible to comment they were forced onto OLO.

Hence this new bunch are not as critical of Abbott Government's conservative policies (like hobbling the ABC) as a reasonable person would expect. Instead they see a Red under every bed.

Cheers

Pete

Dear Pete,

I long for the days when we respected each others
political views and differences. Nowdays there
seems to be so much anger and angst - things have
gone a bit viral. And this should not be the case.
Perhaps its the tactic of fear and reaction at
play. I think it would be a tremendous honour
and privilege to be elected to Parliament. And one
would think that politicians would behave accordingly.
And not like what we see on "Question Time."

I watched the news today and saw the new State
Premier of NSW speak about Neville Wran and the
State funeral that's been offered to the Wran
family. I was impressed by the nobility of that action.
Politics was put aside - as it should have been.
Why can't we see more of this sort of behaviour?