The media must do its job better when reporting on Indigenous affairs. Its job is to question stereotypes not reinforce them
In response to a ruling that Sunrise breached broadcasting standards for accuracy and provoked serious contempt on the basis of race when it aired an all-white panel discussing the adoption of Indigenous children and child abuse, Seven’s director of news and public affairs said the decision was a “direct assault on the workings of an independent media”, called it “censorship”, and said that that Seven would seek judicial appeal.
The Australian reported that the ruling “represents the sledgehammer of political correctness branding well-intentioned citizens with the odious tag of racism”.The editorial by Chris Kenny went on to say that the “unfortunate episodes of that sad history (the Stolen Generations) were driven by good intentions.”
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