Phil Craig, Head of Factual at ABC TV, took issue with the Connolly speech, which led to this spirited email exchange. Still to come, a discussion with Alan Erson and John Godfrey.
[I am also engaging with the other participants in this discussion – that article should be published on Friday or Monday.]
Everyone agreed to make this public; Phil asked me to point out that this started as a private discussion, and evolved as the writers absorbed each other’s points.