Delayed ABC apology over Gina Rinehart segment slammed as inadequate

News24 host James Macpherson reacts to the ABC’s apology over the controversial Gina Rinehart segment. “How long do you think it would take the average person to realise that broadcasting a segment about sodomising Gina Rinehart with a stick is probably beyond the pale?” Mr Macpherson said. “The people running the ABC, the people who put that segment to air, aren't your average people. Sadly, they seem to be well below average. Because it took them 18 days, almost three weeks, to finally, belatedly issue an apology to Gina Rinehart. “ABC Managing Director Hugh Marks this afternoon issued an apology that, bizarrely, began by noting that the ABC had nothing to apologise for. Have a look at this: ‘While the Ombudsman has found that the film did not breach the ABC's editorial policies, the ABC acknowledges the episode has fallen short of community expectations.’ “The ABC has said, you know, technically speaking, it wasn't that bad.”