ABC news director Justin Steven says Australia needs a media sector 'at the top of its collective game' as he calls out media infighting that could erode 'public perception of all news and journalism'.
The ABC 's director of news has warned that media needs to be "at the top of its collective game" to prevent a flood of misinformation, as he railed against media infighting that could erode "public perception of all news".
Stevens, who prior to becoming news director was the executive producer of the ABC's 7.30 program, also pointed to a proliferation of social media "misinformation and disinformation" and a depriorisation of legitimate news sources as a growing obstacle against journalism. All the while, media businesses attack each other in an "increasingly toxic media environment" which further enabled the "eroding public perception of all news and journalism", Stevens noted.
"Spurious attacks on some journalists can potentially erode the reputation of all journalists. And that feeds the public's crisis of trust."While agreeing "the ABC should be scrutinised and held to account", Stevens said he drew the line at "unfair attacks on ABC journalists" which he said often got labelled as scrutiny.
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