Greens Leader Bob Brown says he thinks the National Association of Forest Industries is right to claim credit for moves to muzzle the ABC.
 
"The relegation of the recent rally of 8,000 Launcestonians against the Gunns' pulp mill to fourth item on ABC TV news in Tasmania, and zero coverage on the mainland, is evidence NAFI is right. The frequent absence of ABC TV from Greens press conferences on Tasmanian forest issues –when commercial outlets turn up – also points to editorial self-censorship," Senator Brown said.
 
"Complaints about ABC bias on forest issues are dismissed, I think, because environmentalists don't have the legal clout of the loggers," Senator Brown said.
 
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