ABC chair criticises climate change coverage - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
ABC chairman Maurice Newman has attacked the media for being too willing to accept the conventional wisdom on climate change.
In a speech to senior ABC staff this morning, Mr Newman said climate change was an example of "group think".
He says contrary views on climate change have not been tolerated and those who express them have been labelled and mocked.
"It's really been the question of what is wisdom and consensus rather than listening perhaps to other points of view that may be sceptical," he said.
But he believes the ABC has been more balanced than other media organisations when it comes to reporting on climate change.
"I think that we've listened to the words of sceptics as well as those who are scientists in the field," he said.
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Mr Newman has doubts about climate change himself and says he is waiting for proof either way.
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