Former ABC staff urge government not to appoint Greg Hywood as chairperson
In a not-so-thinly-veiled swipe at former Fairfax CEO Greg Hywood, former ABC staff have urged Prime Minister Scott Morrison not to appoint a chairperson “who has displayed bias against the national broadcaster”.
Hywood – who by some is considered a front-runner to replace Justin Milne at the helm of the corporation – was among the commercial media’s leaders who have been critical of the ABC’s digital approach.
Hywood departed Fairfax after it sold to Nine
Hywood has previously lashed out at the ABC for “undermining” commercial media companies by “aggressively” competing with them for audience, and for giving money to Google for SEO marketing.
… funny ’bout that – ABC Alumni (aka Relevance Deprivation Syndrome Inc) ask that the ABC Chair not have “displayed bias”, yet the Alumni website has a link to GetUp! Pot-kettle-black.
It would seem to be a good idea to choose a chairman who demonstrates some capability other than hiring consultants and playing politics.
You’d have to think this is Hywood PR at work. Surely he’s unemployable.
Surely the chairperson of the ABC should be there to fight for and do what is best for the ABC.
Given Hywood’s recent past comments about the ABC undermining commercial media companies by aggressively undermining them (i.e. ABC doing a good job), surely that should disqualify him from even being in contention. Given that he is says a lot about the incumbent government.
Apart from that, I have a lot sharper pencils in my pencil case!
Bit rich when Fairfax, like others but unlike the ABC, have just discovered podcasts….