media

29 Jul: Media bias – ABC presenters demonstrate how to heckle a Liberal

Gerard Henderson analyses three recent ABC interviews with Coalition frontbenchers and concludes: The Faine/Trioli/Kelly Lesson In view of the unprofessional interviewing style to which some ABC presenters subject leading Coalition MPs, it is scarcely surprising if the likes of Tony Abbott decide that they could make better use of their scant media time away from key ABC programs.  The truth is that not many swinging voters watch or listen to the public broadcaster.  It is unlikely that any election has been won on the ABC. Check for yourself. One example: Jon Faine: How can hundreds of millions of dollars for schools not be for the better? Tony Abbott: It’s got to be affordable and – Jon Faine:  [interjecting] Well it clearly is, it’s in the budget Tony Abbott: Well, I’m not sure that it is. We’ve got – on the official figures – we’ve got almost $20 billion of deficits,…