Glenys Stradijot Friends of the ABC (Vic) office Campaign Manager Ph: +61 3 9682 0073 Ph: +61 3 9525 5717 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mobile 0409 11 0411 PO Box 2103, StKilda West 3182 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Email is not checked daily. If a matter is urgent pls phone. _________________________________________________________________________ Media Release : First the ABC, now SBS While media attention was on US President Bush=B9s visit to Australia, yesterday it was announced that Mr Gerald Stone has been appointed as Deputy Chairperson and Mr Christopher Pearson has been appointed as a non-executive director of the Board of the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS). "Not content with having stacked the ABC Board with its sympathizers, it appears the Federal Government is moving on SBS," said Glenys Stradijot, a Friends of the ABC spokesperson. "Public broadcasters provide an important service to the community. Governments of all political persuasions must be prevented from seeking to misuse them. "It"s time governments learnt that public broadcasters are not meant to be their mouthpieces or used to reward political allies. "SBS is facing the same problems as the ABC. And the solution is the same. Australia urgently needs a system, similar to that introduced for all public bodies in the UK, which requires board appointments to be made on merit," said Glenys. Further Comment: Glenys Stradijot, a Friends of the ABC spokesperson 0409 11 0411 -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]