‘What a farce’: ABC attempts to defend its ‘stunning bias’

‘What a farce’: ABC attempts to defend its ‘stunning bias’ | The Courier Mail  "Sky News host Andrew Bolt says unbelievable scenes were seen today when ABC Managing Director David Anderson fronted politicians to defend the national broadcaster’s “stunning bias”.

“ What a farce. Including an amazing admission about that ABC report that claimed a meeting of Alice Springs residents was full of white supremacists - turned out the reporter wasn't even there,” he said. "Mr Bolt focused on three examples from Mr Anderson’s appearance at Senate Estimates on Tuesday that should make every Liberal and Nationals MPs realise the ABC is “out of control”. “ 'The rest of us should be alarmed and disgusted that our taxes are funding such a left-wing propaganda outfit,” Mr Bolt said. “ 'Mr Anderson, do you even listen to what your paid propagandists put to air?' ”. . .

ABC breached impartiality, accuracy in Alice Springs town meeting report | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site

The ABC was found to have failed in accuracy and impartiality after suggesting hundreds of Alice Springs residents were “white supremacists”.

"The ABC’s reporting on the Alice Springs crime wave was biased and inaccurate according to the outlet’s own media watchdog, after the public broadcaster suggested hundreds of residents who attended a town meeting last month were “white supremacists”.

"More than 3000 residents attended the Save Alice Springs meeting late last month to discuss the crime wave affecting their town, with the gathering reportedly lasting around 20 minutes.

"Now, the newly created ABC Ombudsman’s Office has found a controversial ABC Radio segment covering the meeting – which was slammed by residents and politicians alike – breached standards of impartiality and accuracy by presenting the event as “white supremacy” in action.

"In the segment in question, the ABC’s Indigenous Affairs correspondent Carly Williams interviewed attendees standing outside, with one woman describing the event as a “total white supremacist fest” with a “scary” vibe.". . .

Shame on those hordes who learn from Joy Reid, Antifa and Democrats. TD

Is ABC News Reliable? - The Factual | Blog...  What Is the Political Bias of ABC News?

"The Factual classifies news sites by political bias as either Left, Moderate Left, Center, Moderate Right, or Right. This classification is derived from third-party assessments from media bias organizations such as AllSides and Media Bias/Fact Check (MBFC). Based on this data, The Factual assigns ABC News a “Moderate Left” bias.

" AllSides assigns ABC News a “Lean Left” classification based on blind surveys, third-party analysis, independent research, and 56,248 community ratings. The most recent analysis, a 2021 blind survey, found that 1,147 people across the political spectrum rated ABC News as “Lean

" Left” on average. Other research, such as a cited 2014 Pew Research study, reinforces this assessment. The Pew study found that 37% of the site’s audience identifies as left-of-center or left and 41% identifies as mixed or center. MBFC classifies ABC News as having “Left-Center” bias due to “story selection and word choices that moderately favor the left.” The site also receives a “High” score for factual reporting based on proper sourcing and very few fact-checking issues. MBFC supports this classification by providing evidence of biased headlines, such as “Trump: No regrets for praising Greg Gianforte for body-slamming reporter.”. . .