Why did Mary Kostakidis really quit? What made David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz flee to the ABC? How many millions did SBS actually spend on Top Gear? Why was a millionaire fashion designer really appointed to head an Australian public broadcaster? Sorry, but you won’t find your answers in “The SBS Story”.
A decision by an Australian court that an accused paedophile must be set free because he could not get a fair trial sent a clear warning about the limits of campaigning journalism in free societies. While the media play a vital role in exposing crimes and corruption, we are just one of the four pillars holding up western democracies. Independent courts are another and it pays not to cross them without a very good reason. Read More
Journalism can be a very dangerous business. When we hear that as many as a hundred are killed each year just doing their job, we immediately picture war reporters. But for all the glamour attached to the dangerous lives of front-line correspondents from the western media, most journalists are killed reporting in their own countries, often in oppressive regimes or lawless societies. And the toll continues each year. Read More
