Biased against the left or right? The social media onslaught targeting the ABC

Biased against the left or right? The social media onslaught targeting the ABC

The national broadcaster is caught in a pincer movement of ideological attacks from conservatives and criticism from progressives. Is it warranted?

  • byKarl Quinn

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Sammy J’s breakfast woes continue,but Russ and Ross have a hiccup too

Sammy J’s breakfast woes continue,but Russ and Ross have a hiccup too

The ABC recovered slightly in the second radio ratings survey of the year,but the breakfast slot remains problematic.

  • byKarl Quinn
Plunging ratings for ABC’s Q+A raise more questions than answers

Plunging ratings for ABC’s Q+A raise more questions than answers

Question for the ABC:Is Q+A in trouble? Answer:Nothing to see here,move along.

  • byKarl Quinn
ABC Radio Melbourne’s remarkable ratings surge may be over

ABC Radio Melbourne’s remarkable ratings surge may be over

For much of this year,the ABC has been narrowing the gap on frontrunner 3AW. But after two surveys of decline (albeit small),its surge may have peaked.

  • byKarl Quinn
Virginia Trioli:‘It’s hard to keep my faith in the political system’

Virginia Trioli:‘It’s hard to keep my faith in the political system’

The journalist and broadcaster discusses her concerns with politics,her media commandments,her ideal funeral – and why she views meat-eating as sexy.

  • byBenjamin Law
Radio ratings:Trioli closes on Mitchell,O’Connell wins 10th in a row

Radio ratings:Trioli closes on Mitchell,O’Connell wins 10th in a row

English import Christian O’Connell has proven he’s no flash in the pan with Melbourne audiences,while the AM news talk battle heats up.

  • byKarl Quinn
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Radio ratings:Big boost for ABC as most recent lockdown drives listeners

Radio ratings:Big boost for ABC as most recent lockdown drives listeners

Sammy J,Virginia Trioli,Raf Epstein and David Astle all enjoyed big lifts as Melbourne weathered its most recent lockdown.

  • byKarl Quinn
Listeners turn off talk as Fox,KIIS,Nova surge in Melbourne

Listeners turn off talk as Fox,KIIS,Nova surge in Melbourne

With the worst of COVID behind us – or so we thought – radio listeners were ready to settle in for some easy listening in the third survey of the year.

  • byKarl Quinn
Truth is at stake in the great vaccine debate

Truth is at stake in the great vaccine debate

The falsehood we must urgently eradicate is that the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines aren’t safe or effective despite their approval for use in Australia,Europe and elsewhere.

  • byJulie Szego
It’s time to change the discourse around Samantha Armytage

It’s time to change the discourse around Samantha Armytage

Rather than focus on her performance as a TV presenter,the media coverage of Samantha Armytage remains stoically misogynistic.

  • byNathanael Cooper
The dispiriting deja-vu of our unending #MeToo

The dispiriting deja-vu of our unending #MeToo

In this episode of Good Weekend Talks,ABC presenter and author Virginia Trioli and Sydney Morning Herald and Age columnist Jacqueline Maley discuss sex and power with Good Weekend editor Katrina Strickland.

  • byKonrad Marshall