The Null Device

Ding dong, the witch is dead: A piece by Stuart Littlemore on the legacy of recently resigned ABC chief Jonathan Shier, who was appointed by the Howard administration to change the ABC's culture, purge all the leftists, cut controversial or uncomfortable programs (like Littlemore's own Media Watch; besides, we can't have the state broadcaster criticising media spin and corporate ad campaigns and undermining shareholder value, can we?), and turn the ABC into a marketing-driven lifestyle programme vendor for Howard's "relaxed and comfortable" Australia. Mind you, if Howard is returned to power (which looks likely), things won't get any better for the ABC.

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