It is a “national scandal” to employ about 10 people and place ABC host Paul Barry on a full-time salary of $200,000 to produce the 15-minute Media Watch show each week, according to Sky News host Chris Kenny.
“It is the most expensive 15 minutes of tv produced in this country each week”.
However, Mr Kenny pointed out the Media Watch debacle “tells us a lot about the self-indulgent environment at the national broadcaster”. “They are entitled, they are well paid, they have permanent tenure, they have taxpayer-funded platforms and they are not afraid to use these privileges to ask for more”. Image: News Corp Australia
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