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Alan Sunderland

Alan Sunderland

Alan Sunderland is a former editorial director of the ABC. He is currently an independent journalist member of the Australian Press Council.

So Laura Tingle has been outed as ‘partisan’? What nonsense

The ABC does not have the luxury of defiantly ignoring accusations of bias, but this News Corp initiated pile-on is absurd.

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National Press Club of Australia President Laura Tingle and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese during his address to the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra on Wednesday 18 May 2022. fedpol ausvotes22 Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Balance for the sake of balance is corruption of good journalism

The best journalists know that when things are not equal - when one side lies, misleads or refuses to engage - then balance is no longer a useful tool.

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ABC chairwoman Ita Buttrose.

Who will replace Ita at the ABC? You’re asking the wrong question

Ita Buttrose was among many “captain’s picks” for ABC chair. She was a good pick, but next time the prime minister should leave it to an independent panel.

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All the news that’s fit to disseminate ... why not one body to oversee journalism on all media platforms?

To build trust in the news, we need a trustworthy watchdog

Australia’s diverse news media do not answer to a single regulator. There’s a model we could follow that would boost faith in journalism.

  • Alan Sunderland