<div>ABC flagship current affair programs didn't cover climate change adequately, report finds</div>

A conservation group commissioned ex-ABC journalist Jonathan Holmes to investigate if political pressure was a factorHolmes: Relevance doesn’t mean telling people what they want to hearThe ABC’s 7.30 and AM programs did not cover climate change adequately and related reports on drought, bushfire, fossil fuel extraction, and energy policy ignored climate change as a causative factor, a confidential report for the Australian Conservation Foundation has found.The ACF commissioned the former Media Watch host Jonathan Holmes to study the programs’ output for 15 months, between 1 October 2017 and 31 December 2018, to find out if criticism of the ABC’s coverage was valid and if he could detect a deliberate avoidance of the issues due to political pressure. Related: The ABC must be relevant to all - but that doesn't mean telling people what they want to hear | Jonathan Holmes Related: ABC journalist Dan Oakes will not be charged over Afghan Files reporting, AFP says Continue reading...