Late last year, the ABC’s managing director, Mark Scott, launched a campaign for the broadcaster to engage in what he described as “soft diplomacy”. But the focus should be on journalism, not diplomacy.
Foreign Correspondent
Crikey Says: ABC should stick to what they’re good at
Eric Campbell to be banned from Thailand after Foreign Correspondent report
Tonight’s Foreign Correspondent will almost certainly lead to reporter Eric Campbell being black-banned from the country under its punitive lèse majesté laws.
ABC’s 24-hour news dream drives penny-pinching
The ABC has been quietly conducting a year-long secret review of the way it staffs and positions its network of more than a dozen foreign correspondents, with at least two bureaus expected to close.
Somalian chaos: the product of international intervention
The problem in Somalia hasn’t been a lack of engagement: it’s been engagement on the wrong side.
Lazy ABC dropping the ball with early holidays
Tonight Australian Story, Four Corners and Media Watch finish up for the year. Tomorrow night it’s Foreign Correspondent. That’s disgraceful, writes Glenn Dyer.
Foreign Correspondent presenter — a job for reporters?
The ABC’s Foreign Correspondent has worked well with reporters introducing and promoting their own reports, but now it seems someone wants it to have a presenter, writes Glenn Dyer.
