Court rules ACMA didn’t breach guidelines with two investigations into 2GB’s Alan Jones
The Federal Court has rejected radio station 2GB licence holders’ claims the media watchdog exceeded its power in launching two investigations into statements made by DJ Alan Jones.
In a written ruling handed down this afternoon, justice John Buchanan dismissed claims from 2GB license holder Harbour Radio that the Australian Media and Communications Authority (ACMA) used the wrong section of the Broadcasting Services Act to probe 2GB.
Today’s ruling paves the way for the ACMA to publish a report understood to conclude 2GB breached its license conditions with a broadcast by Jones in 2013 about a climate change report, which could lead to a punishment for the station.
“DJ Alan Jones”? Does the writer know what DJ stands for?
And while you’re at it ACMA, 2GB(Harbour Radio) agreed to have alternate viewpoints on major issues in order to fulfill their licence conditons. It was laughable, remember? That was what, 2 years ago? Show some guts and ask them for proof.
Oddly no such investigation of the ABC has ever been conducted by ACMA. #TheirABC’s climate change stance is unabashedly pro warming, with never a balanced view allowed to be presented by sceptics. Something about a breach of their Charter, but clearly the ABC’s $1.1 billion taxpayer-funded budget excludes them from scrutiny.