Bias in the Australian media

Abstract

Does the ABC, or the Murdoch or Fairfax press, or any other Australian news media outlet, for that matter, have a discernible political or philosophical bias? Is it possible for journalists to be truly objective: neutral, detached, and leaving every skerrick of his or her personal baggage behind? Bias, it seems, in the eye of the beholder. A panel of experts discuss perceptions of bias in the Australian media with Paul Barclay. Recorded at the Noosa Long Weekend Festival. Guests Tom Switzer - journalist, former Australian editor of \u27The Spectator\u27 magazine research associate, US Studies Centre Dr John Harrison - academic, University of Queensland, School of Journalism and Communication Sharri Markson - journalist, Media Editor, \u27The Australian\u27 newspaper Dr Andrew Dodd - journalist, academic, Swinburne University of Technology Credits Producer - Paul Barcla