The ABC is not for sale

Tim Burrowes

March 2, 2010 2:02

“The vigorous pursuit of commercial agendas by some of our media rivals is allowing the facts to be sidelined in pursuit of a good story. There is a concerted attempt to portray the ABC’s role in the media as solely that of a niche provider – participating only in sections of the market not served by the commercial sector.”

ABC boss Mark Scott

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.