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In article <320FFBCB.737@extro.ucc.su.oz.au> LJ & the Mudman <ljones@extro.ucc.su.oz.au> writes:
In article <320FFBCB.737@extro.ucc.su.oz.au> LJ & the Mudman <ljones@extro.ucc.su.oz.au> writes:
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>Subject: Re: Another Bloody Commercial Channel
>Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 20:51:39 -0700
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>Marjorie, Marjorie!.......

>Marjorie N. Wisby wrote:
>>  
>> While I would defend ABC radio's coverage of many things, it is my considered
>> opinion that to get a decent coverage of the news it is necessary to
>> watch/listen to both the ABC and a commercial one. Between the two, one can
>> get a vague idea of what is happening, and determine the bias for oneself.


>....and later......

>> What *does* the ABC have to do with 'democracy' in this country? IMHO, if the
>> ABC closed down tomorrow we'd be neither better nor worse off, democratically
>> speaking, than we are now.
>> 

>Ah, Marjorie....can you have your cake and eat it, too?

You are right, that does seem inconsistant!

How do I justify my first comment, in light of the second?

Perhaps I could add that, although that is the best way to find some sort of 
meaning in TV news, there is no need for the ABC news *or* the commercial one. 
there are newspapers, journals and even the radio - a combination of which 
will supply most of the news, without recourse to TV.

I suppose I will also have to admit that I seldom have time, these days, to 
spend the time watching both. Haven't watched the ABC news in months. I still 
think it useful to provide a contrast with the commercial news broadcasts - 
but as I am living without it, it would be hard to justify its continuation, 
based on *my* habits.

In fact, many days the TV is not turned on at all. I read a couple of 
newspapers, subscribe to several journals, and sometimes hear the ABC radio 
news.

Ah weel, now you see what happens when one tries to be fair to the 
indefensible.

TTYL,

Marjorie