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Psst. What’s brewing at Four Corners?

ABC is very tight-lipped on tonight's episode of Four Corners.

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A heads up for ABC viewers, and those who are keen on current affairs.

As I write this post Four Corners is yet to reveal what it is showing in tonight’s episode.

In all the years I’ve been filing on TV, I can’t recall the show ever being as late to unveil its hand.

All social media for the show still displays info for last week’s “Bursting the Canberra Bubble” episode (which frankly, didn’t reveal much new).

I’m hearing whispers the synopsis won’t be made public until after 5pm, pending “legalities.”

I’d put money on another episode around Canberra matters, but check back here later for confirmed info.

Update: ABC releasing a promo from 6pm. Check back for story.

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  1. I don’t always catch 4 Corners but I also can’t think of a time when there has been none of the usual Monday chats on Radio about what is happening that night…

    And Mike Craig, you are incorrect on all counts. Balance is part of their charter – any Australian can prompt an official investigation if they think otherwise, at any point. Have you done so? Otherwise, that’s a lazy, false accusation. And you employ the logical dishonesty of false equivalence – suggesting there is an equal and opposite story that should fairly be told. Again, unless you know otherwise but have decided to mention it here for the first time?

    1. … I do wish that people who have obviously never read the ABC Charter keep claiming to quote it … the only reference to “balance” in the ABC Charter is the line “to provide a balance between broadcasting programs of wide appeal and specialized broadcasting programs” … please read it …

      1. 2(ii) of the charter requires that the ABC shall take account of “the standards from time to time determined by the ACMA in respect of broadcasting services;” (which is legally unenforcable like everything the charter due to a universal get out clause).

        This requires the ABC is required to maintain an editorial policy which states “they must “[..] uphold the fundamental journalistic principles of accuracy and impartiality, to protect the ABC’s independence and integrity.” These policies are now so long they have their own separate website. thousands of pages long, continually being amended to and added to so that they reflect whatever ABC News and Currents Affairs want them to say. They are self contractadictory. So yes you can complain to the ABC about violations of the ABC Editorial policies, they will file your complain in the bin and 6-12 months later notify that your…

    1. What about the independant review Ita commissioned, then tried to supress publication when the Senate made it public.

      ‘One episode of The Drum “reflected too narrow a range of viewpoints” and “more conservative voices and perspectives should have been included” and “the disparity impacted the program’s impartiality”’.’

      On election coverage, ‘“There appeared to be a substantial shortfall in positive reflection of the Coalition’s prospects, policies or performance compared to Labor,” Blackburn said of two Insiders shows. “This was not related to the expression of opinions but the weight of analysis, where the positive impression for Labor across all contributions in two episodes far outweighed that for the Coalition.”’

      But that’s alright, despite finding these flaws in the 2 episodes she looked, and that fact that the ABC got the Federal Election totally wrong the report…

    1. If there’s one area that shouldn’t have to be balanced for the sake of balance, it’s sexual assault and harassment. if there are credible allegations against Liberal, Labor, National, Green, One Nation…whoever, it’s in the public interest they be aired.

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