Dear Loudmouth,

I see your confirmation bias showing.

The show has been subjected to an independent inquiry which found it it be found here;

http://about.abc.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ABCEditorialReview6.pdf

In an op-ed piece Ray Martin, one of the paper's authors wrote;

“Inevitably, when you analyse Q&A over a lengthy period — as we have now done — you come to the conclusion that it is a balanced, entertaining and informative program. “

So why do you think you managed to form an opinion otherwise. The answer is pretty obvious, your right wing victim mentality perspective drove your assessment of the program.

Martin goes on to say the government of the day gets more airtime on the show than any other group they are certainly scrutinised more. The only difference is that when it was happening to Labour they didn't boycott the show unlike the thin skinned childishness of the Abbott government.

SteeleRedux,

You quote a report that mentioned and then escaped discussion of the tawdry, risky and highly controversial inclusion of Zacky Mallah on Q&A.

Refresh my memory, the responsibility was passed down the line to the executive producer, Peter McEvoy, wasn't it?

Q&A was later moved for closer supervision.

Still no-one at home above the executive producer? What about below? Has Tony Jones never had occasion to say to his executive producer, 'You want to do what, has upstairs ever been asked or informed about that?'.

cont'd ...

Apologies for the typo. I'll try again:

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/meet-peter-mcevoy-the-faceless-man-behind-the-qa-scandal-20150702-gi3ovu.html

Is q and A news or entertainment. News has to be factual entertainment can be anything. If you do not like what you see turn off. It is not composure viewing.
All tv has a classification, maybe you are misinformed.
It's far cheaper making au shows than showing imported crap. If it is not being taken seriously, maybe it is not supposed to be. TVs reality is the latest craze and it draws big crowds.
If politicians can sit there and laugh at themselves it is not meant to be factual. It,s social liars ones to show they are human.

Hi Steele,

An independent inquiry into an ABC program carried out by the ABC, that finds that there is no bias by itself ? Well, that's a relief.

And Ray Martin endorses it ? Hey, what more would anybody want ?

As for victims, I don't think there are many on what you laughingly call the 'right wing' [pot-kettle], they don't need me, they can look after themselves. In spite of my own genuine-Leftist inclinations, that's the one thing I admire them for.

There seem to be weird processes going on: the faux-Left keeps moving towards the Right, supporting (by default) extreme-Right causes such as Islamist-fascism and losing itself in the homosexual quagmire, while the 'Right' finds itself defending traditionally progressive causes like freedom of expression. Go figure.

Cheers,

Joe