[LINK] [OT] Petition re ABC funding

[Marghanita da Cruz]

For those interested
ABC Documents - ABC Act, Charter & Policy Documents are available at
http://www.abc.net.au/corp/pubs/charter.htm

Roger Clarke wrote:
> At 8:51 +1000 24/3/06, Robert Hart wrote:
> 
>>    http://www.getup.org.au/campaign.asp?campaign_id=28
> 
> 
> Thanks Robert!  Mine says:
> 
> The ABC is part of civilised society, and a crucial civilising influence.
> 
> I pay considerable taxes, and am happy to do so, provided that key 
> cultural institutions are protected.
> 
> I have no problems at all with pressure being put on ABC journalists to 
> achieve balance, or at least a reasonable degree of scepticism about 
> both sides of politics.
> 
> But I utterly oppose the thrusting of commercial imperatives on the 
> organisation, and the denial of funding, designed to force the 
> organisation to resort to advertising.
> 


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Marghanita da Cruz
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