Michelle Guthrie's stint at ABC helm had a key weakness: she failed to back the journalists
- Written by Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne
A journalist prepares for a live cross after it was announced that ABC Managing Director Michelle Guthrie had been sacked by the board.AAP/Peter Rae
Michelle Guthrie’s departure as managing director of the ABC, while a shock, is not surprising.
In the face of sustained pressure from the government and Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, she has...