Most people agree that the way the BBC Panorama program “Trump: A Second Chance?” edited excerpts from Donald Trump’s speech to MAGA supporters before the riot on Capitol Hill on 6 January 2021 was unethical. Even deceptive.
No one seems to have noticed that the man who exposed the inappropriate edit did something very similar in his leaked memorandum to the BBC Board.
But the usual Australian critics have been happy to jump on the British bandwagon, accusing the ABC of deceptive conduct and c...
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Month: November 2025
Great to have Aussie drama on Netflix and Stan, but what about free-to-air?
As the Australian Parliament tables legislation to require streaming services to expend a percentage of their revenue on original Australian content, ABC Alumni Chair, Dr Michael Ward, and Director, Sandra Levy, unpack the cost to Australians of accessing quality original Australian programs behind their paywalls. They present a compelling argument for increased funding for quality Australian content available on ABC and SBS free-to-air streaming platforms, and for increasing Screen Australia's...
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