David CoombeI found #ABCTVAU’s Australian Story about the Franklin River rafting rescue heart warming EXCEPT where the blokes say they want to do it again in 2026. That struck me as “directionally motivated reasoning” - perhaps motivated more by sense of self. I wouldn’t think more highly of them if they repeated the trip. In fact I’d think more highly of them if they changed their minds. (1/2)
#FakeOrFortune is being repeated on #ABCTVAU and the William Nicholson “Glass Jug” episode reflects badly on the expert. A clear gulf between weight of evidence and critical thinking on the one hand and an “expert’s feeling” on the other.
See feedback on the controversy at https://www.williamnicholson.net/post/fake-or-fortune-sparks-controversy
Fake or Fortune sparks controversy
On 12 August, BBC1 broadcast the first programme in Series 7 of Fake or Fortune, focusing their attentions on William Nicholson, describing him as one of the leading artists of his generation. The team examined a painting called Glass Jug with Pears that had been purchased as a William Nicholson from Browse & Darby, a London gallery with close historical connections to William Nicholson. They presented their evidence to Patricia Reed, the author of the definitive work on Nicholson, William Nic
I hadn’t watched Tony Armstrong on #ABCTVAU until “Monday's Experts” aired. Armstrong and co-host Catherine Murphy were both brilliant. However at the time I was uncomfortable with what I saw as ongoing belittling / bullying behaviour by regular guest Guy Williams. I could see Armstrong and
Murphy were also uncomfortable and were blindsided. It wasn’t good and it wasn’t funny. I didn’t post about this before as the show seemed to steady itself. But now think it’s worth saying given today’s piece in #ABCNewsAU.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-03/abc-independent-racism-review/104416776
Trolling of Tony Armstrong shows exactly why action is needed to stamp out racism at the ABC and beyond
Barely 24 hours after the ABC committed to a suite of actions to stamp out racism experienced by their First Nations and culturally and linguistically diverse staff, the broadcaster's Director News was again publicly calling it out.