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US election prompts another chameleon colour change
Rupert Murdoch’s US media operation has followed form in dealing with fluid political fortunes. It adapts, and waits, argues Denis Muller.
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Rupert Murdoch’s US media operation has followed form in dealing with fluid political fortunes. It adapts, and waits, argues Denis Muller.
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The impact of media concentration on Australian democracy is set to be explored in a new Senate inquiry approved days after a petition by former prime minister Kevin Rudd calling for a royal commission into Rupert Murdoch’s media empire – signed by half a million people – was tabled in parliament.
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A record-breaking petition calling for a royal commission into the Murdoch media empire has been presented to federal parliament, with two former prime ministers saying Australia is on the US path to division unless it checks hyper-partisanship in the media.
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James Murdoch’s resignation from the News Corp board over editorial direction have thrown a spotlight on the media giant’s right-wing slant. But his own corporate actions make interesting reading for those charting his ideological shift away from the family firm, argues Rodney Tiffen.
News Corp has posted a massive $US1 billion ($A1.5 billion) loss in the March quarter after taking a $US1.1 billion ($A1.7 billion) impairment charge against its Foxtel and News America Marketing assets.
News Corp’s claims about Facebook and Google don’t stack up – but that hasn’t stopped the Federal Government handing the Murdochs yet another political win, this time in their battle against the tech giants, writes Bernard Keane.
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