Newly appointed ABC Managing Director David Anderson with chair Ita Buttrose
The ABC managing director, David Anderson, has
mounted a strong defence of Louise Milligan’s reporting on Christian Porter, saying her journalism was in the public interest and of
the “highest quality”.
The Australian’s Janet Albrechtsen and Peter van Onselen did
publish the more salacious parts of the woman’s letter, which have never
appeared on any ABC platform.
“The ABC chose never to identify her,” he said. “No unpixellated
image has been used; her voice has not been heard. Her story has been told
through her friends who cared deeply about her.
“Many of the
details of her account of the alleged rape have not been reported on ABC
platforms. As editorial standards require, the ABC sought to minimize the
distress to her bereaved family.”
Source:
The Guardian
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