chris955

The car companies would have been laughing all the way to the bank, they cry to the government that it is too expensive to manufacture in Australia so the various governments just hand over more cash and of course make sure the companies promise to stick around. They bugger off anyway.

JoeBloggs80

In the case of the ABC, not so.

Audits clear ABC of bias, but don’t expect critics to listen | Crikey

Is the ABC biased and inefficient? Here's what the data says | Media | The Guardian

Amazulu

Disagree - like the BBC, they are blatantly left-wing

Efficiency? What's that got to do with bias?

knockoff nige

Efficiency is an obvious problem when speaking about the mainstream media who lobby the right wing government. That's bias and as a result, inefficient. I don't suppose you get all your news from Channel 9 News or Andrew Bolt. If you did, you've have very biased news which makes you less informed than you should be.

ABC does the best job of them all in Australia. They report the news. It just so happens that there are plenty of right wing gaffes to report on, hence why many would call it biased. They didn't hold back on the reporting of the Labour party implosion.

Beoz

Hmmm I wonder why so many channel 9 loving bogans vote labour?

knockoff nige

Excellent point. Now we just need the link that backs it up.

Beoz

Where do you think channel 9 gets it best ratings? The blue or the red?

knockoff nige

So no link then? So your point is only opinion and as usual, an uneducated one. And the red can't mean Labour as Lindsay is most definitely LNP. You might remember that they voted for LNP because they told them that the Asylum Seekers are causing massive build up on our motorways.

BadgeIsBack

People have a tendency to conflate demographics with politics and left/right thought.

Plenty of traditional working class people who have voted Tory.
Plenty of the intelligentsia vote Labour.

I prefer quality over left or right so I don't have an issue with the ABC. On the other hand, when I read the Australian I dial in for the bias. Of course, there is also anti-govt reporting in there too. I left the Age for the Australian- as I thought the Age was becoming frivolous.

Beoz

No questions answered ....... again ..... you are boring me Nige

Beoz

I know mate. Its also an old demographic map. There is more blue in there now. Though it is very fair to say, that the traditional working class of Sydney to inhabit the western parts of Sydney. It would be foolish to argue against that. Though my initial response was weather channel 9 target the bogans, the working class, whatever you want to call it. Can you point me to a program on channel 9 that actually targets the toffs?

knockoff nige

Very weak response. Ask a valid question and I'll give you an answer. You can't provide a link to back up your claim. I can't say if more rural areas are more likely to watch Channel 9 and even vote let alone pick a political side. You're as hollow as this government.

Tell me, if you don't watch ABC, where do you get your news from? Who would be your preferred journalist? Obviously I'm talking about political issues.

Beoz

I asked you the first question ........ yawn ...... still waiting, still waiting.

knockoff nige

Yep, exactly what Tony Abbott would say. Inspiring stuff.

Beoz

Thread title mate. Q&A. Its not all about Nigel and his questions. That's the Julia rubbing off on you.

But for what its worth. SMH, BBC, ABC, SBS. But I'm rapidly going off ABC breakfast news. The woman presenter is your typical dopey, loud mouth, lefty, bogan. Not my cup of tea.