Andrew Olle lecture: We need to fight back against misinformation spreading online and rekindle our love for radio, Fran Kelly says
ABCABC veteran Fran Kelly says more should be done to tackle online misinformation and renew trust in media, while making the "bold prediction" that reports of radio broadcasting's decline are "greatly exaggerated". Disinformation on the referendum was found on platforms like TikTok and X, formerly Twitter, with false claims "that a Yes vote would mean an Aboriginal tax or an apartheid system of government … or that they'd come for our backyards and farms", Kelly said. Radio a gem and worth polishing And now to Kelly's "bold prediction" of the night. To conclude her speech, Kelly says: "An ABC sound engineer told me recently she worked as an operator on Andrew's Morning show all those years ago, and when I asked her what was he like, she said 'gentle'.
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