Now here’s something msm won’t tell you.
“Australia’s high concentration of media ownership is eroding its democracy, getting in the way of critical action on issues like climate change and limiting what stories get told, media experts have warned.”
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“Australia’s high concentration of media ownership is eroding its democracy, getting in the way of critical action on issues like climate change and limiting what stories get told, media experts have warned.”
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“The warning comes as former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called for a royal commission into media concentration on Saturday, launching a petition to Parliament that amassed thousands of signatures within hours of going live.”
“Australia’s media landscape is dominated by two players – Nine Entertainment which owns the The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald mastheads among others, and News Corp, owned by former-Australian Rupert Murdoch, which controls between 60-70 per cent of the metropolitan market.”
“Mr Rudd decried the sheer concentration of the Murdoch empire, and pointed to News Corp mastheads’ support for the Liberal Party in the past 18 elections.
Murdoch has become a cancer, an arrogant cancer, on our democracy,” Mr Rudd said.”
Murdoch has become a cancer, an arrogant cancer, on our democracy,” Mr Rudd said.”
““I’m calling on the parliament to establish a royal commission the abuse of media monopoly in Australia, and particularly by the Murdoch media, to make recommendations to maximise media diversity ownership for the future lifeblood of our democratic system.””
“Columnist & UTS academic Jenna Price explained the way in which some media companies wielded their influence.
“We can see in some publications there is an un-journalistic desire to choose who should be in power, as opposed to providing readers with evidence,” Dr Price said.”
“We can see in some publications there is an un-journalistic desire to choose who should be in power, as opposed to providing readers with evidence,” Dr Price said.”
““Opinion pieces are one thing but reporting should be evidence-based.”
Rupert Murdoch’s influential newspapers and television stations have been widely criticised for spreading misinformation about climate change during Australia’s out-of-control bushfires.”
Rupert Murdoch’s influential newspapers and television stations have been widely criticised for spreading misinformation about climate change during Australia’s out-of-control bushfires.”
“Denis Muller, who previously worked for Nine papers and is now a senior research fellow at Melbourne University, said a royal commission into media concentration was “long overdue”.”
“There have been inquiries into media concentration before … but they all went nowhere because politicians are frightened,” Dr Muller said.”
““Not just of Murdoch, but of all the main media proprietors. The need for an inquiry is more pressing than it’s ever before.”
Dr Muller said the Murdoch influence was not just apparent in Australia.”
Dr Muller said the Murdoch influence was not just apparent in Australia.”
““If you look at the two democracies in the most trouble, the UK and the US, in both the Murdoch empire is dominant and has been an active player in preferring right-wing governments,” he said.”
““When you have power like that which is not accountable you impair your democracy.”
The only ways to break up the monopoly would be for Murdoch to divest his assets, or for the government to support more independent regional mastheads, Dr Muller said.”
The only ways to break up the monopoly would be for Murdoch to divest his assets, or for the government to support more independent regional mastheads, Dr Muller said.”
““You get diversity from the ground up, you won’t get it straight away at the metropolitan level.””
This is what is happening in Australia. 
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