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Is this good or bad for the ABC?
From a speech when he was News Limited chairman in 2009:
"Moreover the ABC, in our view, should not be seen as the default provider of all publicly funded content. We need to look at new models – such as making some public funding open to contestability. Because no one is suggesting an end to public broadcasting or free-to-air commercial broadcasting, we're happy to compete against it."
Bad.
Did a quick google search of his name, turns out his time at News Corp was limited, and it didn't end on good terms
The source of the above quoute: https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/making-the-wrong-enemies-how-williams-was-cut-down-at-news-20130809-2rnsx.html Which was a Wikipedia citation: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Williams_(media_executive)
If he managed to anger them so much while he was employed by them, hopefully he can anger them even more de-shitifying the ABC.
Well that’s an interesting article. Maybe it won’t be as bad as it seems.
It will be different for the abc. There isn't an objective good or bad, that depends on your evaluation.
He is highly experienced across multiple media organisations and is a fierce proponent of the arts. his business interests do not change his effectiveness as a leader or administrator. However, every exec has their approach and we will see that expressed through the way the institution is run.
Better question might be is it good for us. Sure sounds like a fox in the hen house situation though. I guess we'll see.