In publicising Laura Tingle’s ‘counselling’, the ABC risks giving the bullies a victory

‘In a healthy editorial culture, there should be internal conversations that support people such as Laura Tingle in making the transition from private media to the constraints of the ABC.’ Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

There are a few things we can assume the ABC board and executive know only too well.

First, News Corporation, and the Australian newspaper in particular, will always attack the ABC. The reasons are a mixture of ideology and commerce. The ABC is a competitor for audience, and more trusted than any News Corporation publication, as repeated studies confirm.