👍 ABC has for too long been unwilling to push back against interference – at its journalists’ expense
Editorial executives have one over-riding responsibility: to provide a safe environment in which their staff can do independent journalism, regardless of corporate, political or economic interests.
Part of that is having the professional experience to understand what is involved, which includes absorbing the bullying that comes from powerful people and, where necessary, hitting back.
There has been no sign the ABC’s journalists have been getting that kind of protection, least of all from the board.