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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Josh Taylor

More people complained about ABC’s online news than Q+A, News Breakfast and Insiders combined, report reveals

Over the past three years from 2020 to 2022, ABC’s online news resulted in 2,474 complaints, compared with the next highest 7pm news with 673, 7.30 with 643, News Breakfast with 579 and Q+A with 439.
Over the past three years from 2020 to 2022, ABC’s online news resulted in 2,474 complaints, compared with the next highest 7pm news with 673, 7.30 with 643, News Breakfast with 579 and Q+A with 439, the ombudsman’s first report reveals. Photograph: Jessica Hromas/The Guardian

ABC’s online news content was the source of more complaints about the national broadcaster than Q+A, News Breakfast and Insiders combined, the ABC ombudsman’s first report has revealed.

The report, released on Tuesday by inaugural ombudsman Fiona Cameron, found that 45% of content complaints to the ombudsman between January and June this year were related to perceived bias, with 4% related to balance, 26% factual inaccuracy, 11% inappropriate content and 8% unfair treatment.

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