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Ian Williamson (iw@emphasys.com.au) wrote:
: Coalition moves against ABC independence

: It shocks me that a personal friend of the PM's is about to
: 'head' the ABC. He hasn't had a chance to warm his chair (use his 
: brain), yet plans are a foot to re-write the ABC's constitution.

: Prior to the election, Howard displayed his phobia about the
: ABC's attitudes towards him. Whether the ABC demonstrated skills in
: prophecy, or maintained a small 'l' liberal stance, remains the
: question now.

: It appears that the PM's ideal ABC is a state run commercial
: style station with about as much loyalty and funds for the more 
: offbeat as the rest of our glorious media. In other words, if it
: is not main stream then it is not worth having.

: Please stop the ABC from becoming Another Bloody Commercial
: channel.

Effective control of the media is what all politicians would like to 
have. The freedom of the press, TV, and radio must be vigilantly 
protected from politicians and their desire for control of what they see 
as a powerfully persuasive tool for manipulating public opinion in their 
own interests.

Ramon