The ABC has launched an extraordinary attack on the independent broadcasting regulator ACMA after being hit with multiple code breaches for misleading viewers in a discredited Four Corners program.
However, even though the ABC has publicly rejected the independent regulator’s findings, ACMA’s ruling still stands.
The watchdog also noted that the program failed to note the significant role social media played in the January 6 riots. The ABC heralded the program’s accuracy in part due to its on-camera interviews with Fox News staff and claimed that it provided the organisation with a “detailed outline” of the program in a scathing statement in August last year.
“Both audiences and participants are entitled to the full picture. In this case, by omitting information the ABC did not do justice to the story or provide all relevant facts to its audience,” Ms O’Loughlin said.
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