This article raised an interesting point, I have heard a few comments about this from friends but it’s interesting to hear that someone is taking notice.
THERE are no women, Bob Dylan appears just once and Elvis Presley is nowhere to be seen — it was enough to trigger an investigation by two ABC journalists into JJJ’s Hottest 100 countdown that has resulted in allegations of censorship and fears of management reprisal.
ABC insiders expected the story by James West and Kate O’Toole to go to air on Monday night on the youth current affairs show The Hack, revealing how their own analysis of voting had created a very different list and questioning whether the voting results had been manipulated to support sales of the CD compilation available in stores.
However, the story was pulled at the last minute, with rumours sweeping the ABC’s Ultimo headquarters that management had moved in to censor what had been a damaging piece.
Well given the demographic would Elvis and Bob be real contenders? Surely it’s all just a generational thing to expect those artists?