Michelle Guthrie has pledged to oppose further cuts to the ABC's budget, telling government that they would do well to remember what the broadcaster means to voters. And other media tidbits of the day.
ABC v the government. ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie addressed staff around the country yesterday about the federal budget cuts to the broadcaster, repeating via video many of the points from her public and internal staff statements. She said the ABC would continue to oppose the "further, substantial budget cut", and keep negotiating the ABC's next three years of funding with the government.
Guthrie also noted that any cuts would be judged at the upcoming federal election:
This embarrassing international incident highlights not only Australia’s stubborn refusal to act on the urgency of race, but the media's stubborn refusal to even listen.
The limits of Me Too and the traumatic Personal Narrative
Me Too isn't a movement. It hasn't moved for a year. We now have Me Too institutions. They claim their work is political. Yet their work is to be as apolitical as possible.
Glenn Dyer’s TV Ratings
A solid night for the stalwart shows and a faltering performance by Seven gave Channel Nine the win.
Glenn Dyer’s TV Ratings
The AFL finals gave Channel Seven an easy win over the weekend.
Changes at the top for Ten’s owner CBS
CBS CEO Les Moonves is reportedly heading for the exit, following disquiet after six women accused him of sexual misconduct in a story in The New Yorker last month.
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