Media regulator ACMA has ruled that the ABC misled its viewers and breached its own code in a scathing 60-page investigation into a discredited Four Corners program.
The 12-month investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authority into the two-part series and Ferguson, who has taken over hosting duties on the ABC’s flagship 7:30 program, concluded the report was “materially misleading”.
Stream your news live & on demand with Flash for $8/month and no lock in contracts. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2023 The two examples led the watchdog to determine the ABC had twice breached standard 2.2 of the ABC code. 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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