Tag: Andrew Bolt
As News Corp goes ‘rogue’ on election coverage, what price will Australian democracy pay?
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What does a democracy do when a dominant news media organisation goes rogue during an election campaign?
In 2022, News Corporation is...
#IStandWithDan, #DictatorDan, #DanLiedPeopleDied: 397,000 tweets reveal the culprits behind a dangerously polarised debate
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The Victorian government’s handling of the state’s second coronavirus wave attracted massive Twitter attention, both in support of and against the state’s...
Whether a ratings chase or ideological war, News Corp’s coronavirus coverage is dangerous
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, in significant parts of its coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, has become a clear and present danger to the welfare...
Australian media are playing a dangerous game using racism as currency
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It has been quite a week for race-laden discourse in the Australian media.
There was Blair Cottrell, a notorious...