[LINK] ABC News Critique

[Craig Sanders]

On Mon, Aug 13, 2007 at 08:26:13AM +1000, George Bray wrote:
> On 8/13/07, stephen at melbpc.org.au <stephen at melbpc.org.au> wrote:
> 
> > >From a news perspective, the ABC, arising from an audio / visual
> > technology, needs quick and punchy sound bites. The newspaper
> > websites have the measured analysis of news. The ABC primarily
> > quotes experts or witnesses while newspaper sites analyze detail.
> 
> That's a good point, Stephen.  There's much more depth from the
> broadsheets.  Probably something to do with the attention span of the
> audience. It feels like the ABC are trying to cover everything that
> comes through their news feeds.

not a lot more depth. none of the news services, not the broadsheets,
not ABC News, not 7.30 Report, not Lateline *EVER* go into any detail
on any government policies that are being debated. like the tabloids,
they reduce it to a clash of personalities - Howard vs Bracks over
Murray-Darling (but no details on Howard's proposed takeover), Howard vs
Rudd (but no details on a variety of issues). the same on every other
issue - it's just personality bullshit.

craig

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