Wars Over Public Funded Broadcasting
Had an entertaining little flame war here. Young Yobbo thinks that the government should not fund broadcasting. Read it to get the gist.
Yobbo has a legitimate view and he has every right to it. It's just that I don't agree with him.
The ABC, in my opinion, fills a void in the media landscape which commercial media, being profit driven, can't deliver. Commercial media finds it difficult to take risks, is editorially influenced by the ambitions of its owners, and will always tend to cater to the lowest common denominator.
The ABC's charter protects it from the influence of government, hence, despite the ABC board being regularly stacked with friends of the government of the day, provides it with the means of providing much more interesting program lineups, and much more independent news services.
Keating hated the ABC, and the present mob have whinged mightily about it. Seems to me they must be straight down the middle if both sides can't stand them. The democratic process is strengthened by the ABC's existence.
Just rest assured, Yobbo, that the Boomer's of the world, many of whom vote conservative, will fight tooth and nail to prevent the ABC from falling into commercial hands. There's a lot of us, and we're going to be around for a while yet, so best get used to it.
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A brave yet futile joust, is taking on the narrow-minded in the 'sphere. Especially on the subject of public funded broadcasting. Granted, they don't, or can't....or perhaps even won't understand your point of view, but I admire you for at least stating it.
Thanks for your support. I think public funded broadcasting is safe for the moment. Their are lots of conservatives who quite like the ABC the way it is.
Commercial media finds it difficult to take risks, is editorially influenced by the ambitions of its owners, and will always tend to cater to the lowest common denominator.
Not necessarily true, at least from my understanding of economic issues. Privately-run commercial organisations constantly need to find 'new' and 'innovative' products so they can keep on growing and expand markets - this applies to the media just as much as any other industry.