Peter bartlett


What the ABC board needs most is…

Applications close at the end of this month for a vacancy on the ABC board. So what sort of talent does Auntie need, and what kind of person is it likely to get?

Media and privacy I: The sacred cow of media freedom

Isn’t it legitimate to ask whether the media is on solid ground when it continues to rage against all and any kind of privacy limitations, asks Crikey publisher Eric Beecher.

ABC board: more names for you to chew on

Public broadcasting and passion. The two go together, as evidenced by the response I have had to my piece on Wednesday making suggestions for who should fill the two positions on the ABC Board that fall vacant next year, writes Margaret Simons.