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The ABC’s decision to axe TV production in Tasmania has upset some — and leaves Aunty’s empire increasingly focussed on network hubs in Sydney and Melbourne.

An ABC apology to Coalition front-bencher Scott Morrison over claims he pandered to racist attitudes towards asylum seekers has re-launched debate about the public broadcaster’s forays into opinion and commentary.

The continuing tit-for-tat between Media Watch and The Australian is demeaning to both. Journalists flailing each other with feathers is always poor entertainment, writes former Media Watch EP David Salter.

As the man in charge of our national broadcaster, ABC boss Mark Scott has tremendous power over one of Australia’s most loved and important national institutions. And he’s doing a fine job, writes Paul Barry.

How will the Australia Network fit with the ABC charter, and in particular the public broadcaster’s independence from the government of the day?

The ABC’s Mark Scott recently spoke about how media consumers favour outlets that reflect their ideologies. Companies need to resist this because news should never be a commodity used to strengthen a brand, says Mr Denmore.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is advocating the putting off if its triennial funding round, which would normally begin with the budget next year.

Highly regarded journalist Paul Lockyer, pilot Gary Ticehurst and cameraman John Bean, all who had been with the ABC for decades, had been working on stories about Lake Eyre for the ABC when their helicopter went down.

OurSay is a not-for-profit group of young people who, on the smell of an oily rag and a lot of enthusiasm and new media savvy, have built a site with Facebook and Twitter presence through which they crowdsource questions.

There is consternation and some pissed-offedness within the senior management at the ABC this morning over Senator Stephen Conroy’s unforced remarks to ABCNews24 yesterday.

How much trouble is ABC managing director Mark Scott facing over his lobbying on the Australian Network contract deal?

Cabinet is in the dark, the bidders don’t know the new criteria and questions are being asked over the murky political interference in running the Asia-Pacific TV channel Australia Network.

A Herald Sun journalist has lodged a Freedom of Information request with the ABC for all emails and other correspondence between me, other Crikey staff and Mark Scott and the ABC’s public relations people.