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News Corp plays to type with election coverage
Murdoch media bats for the Coalition and both journalism and democracy are the poorer for it, argues Denis Muller.
Murdoch media bats for the Coalition and both journalism and democracy are the poorer for it, argues Denis Muller.
Murdoch-owned Fox News has defended host Jesse Watters after he used the phrase “kill shot” in a speech urging young conservatives to confront Dr Anthony Fauci in public with a hostile interview.
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A Senate inquiry has called for a royal commission-like probe into the the concentration of media ownership in Australia and whether a new independent press regulator is needed – but the committee’s Liberal MP deputy chair has branded it a “shameless political stunt”.
Rupert Murdoch is following the US Fox News model in Australia but cultural differences here may temper its push, argues Denis Muller.