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Ita Buttrose to buttress battered ABC

The chair of the ABC may be a recurrent circus, but this is surely the first time a chair has been the hero of a miniseries in which she fought with one of Australia's most appalling media magnates.

28 Feb 2019

David Tiley

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Asher Keddie as Ita Buttrose in Paper Giants, made by Southern Star for the ABC.

There is a lot of agitated chatter around the appointment of Ita Buttrose as the new chair of the ABC.

One look at her CV reveals no real experience in television and radio. She is fabulous at hand to hand fighting in the commercial magazine field, constructing a coherent product which dominated the women’s market in a period of enormous change. Her feel for popular culture in her field is extraordinary. Just – not in broadcast media.

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David Tiley

David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.