Current Affair Reporters

Posted by: Don

28th Oct 2009 11:50pm

When did current affair reporters become our mentors? Why do they think that they have the 'right' to tell us what to think, and how to behave? Which politition to slaver over and which one to pour scorn on! It seems that they think that they have a better education, or degree in whatever, that they are smarter than us poor plebs, and therefore entitled to 'correct' our thinking. Why cant they just report the facts without bias? Conduct interviews, ask the hard to answer questions, but leave the comments out. Let us decide what to think...

Don

14th Apr 2010 12:02am

I take your point jgb. But who tells the editor what tack to take?
Who tells Kerrie Obrien what to say. I suggest nobody. Mate he is a comentator for the Labour party in the ABC election night coverage in every election we have so his political views are no secret. So how then can he fairly do his job?
Then there are the supporters of the Libs who do similar jobs. How can we get unbiased interviews with political leaders?
There doesn't appear to be any talking heads that are fair minded. Take Maxine Mc. who was an interviewer on the ABC and is now a Labour member of parliament.
Ahhh rats. Unfortunately the 'real world' you speak of stinks.
Thanks for your input mate.

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