Whose ABC. The Australian Broadcasting Commission 1983-2006

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Black Inc.
Publisher Place: Melbourne
Publisher Year: 2006
Edition: First Edition

Description: Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. Hose ABC? Is A Book About The Culture And Politics Of The ABC. It Is The Product Of Extensive Research, Including Interviews With A Wide Range Of People, From Prime Ministers To Presenters. Inglis Seeks Out The Truth Of Events And Creates A Panorama Of The National Broadcaster's Changing Fortunes. Unfailingly Readable, This Is Both An Indispensable Resource For ABC-watchers And A Vivid Biography Of A Treasured Australian Institution.

Publishers Description: Whose ABC? is Ken Inglis's long-awaited political and cultural history of one of Australia's best-loved institutions. Combining in-depth research, interviews with the key players and a gift for story-telling, it is social history of the highest order.Since 1983, the ABC has seen controversial managing directors - David Hill, Jonathan Shier - come and go. There have been fights over funding - "eight cents a day" - and charges of bias. There have been both programming triumphs - from Bananas in Pyjamas to Kath & Kim - and accusations of cowardice and dumbing down.Whose ABC? deals with all these events and more. It seeks out the truth of events and breaks new ground. The result is an unfailingly readable narrative that will be seen as a classic of Australian historical writing.

ISBN: 9781863951890