Tag: News Corp
Murdoch v Crikey highlights how Australia’s defamation laws protect the rich and powerful
Image: Lachlan Murdoch, far left, with his father Rupert and brother James in 2014. Dan Steinberg/AP/AAP
There is no better example of how Australia’s defamation laws...
Will News Corp change its approach after Labor’s election win? Not if the US example is anything to go by
Sky News in the week following the election result
In 1953, the Communist East German regime quashed a widespread uprising and afterwards admonished the protesters,...
Australian voters have elected their government. Now the Labor Party has to make them believe they were right
Image: AAP/Rick Rycroft
Elections are a test - the ultimate test, really – of those who serve as parliamentarians and those who aspire to serve....
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...
Courting the chameleon: how the US election reveals Rupert Murdoch’s political colours
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Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential election raises a perennial question about what Rupert Murdoch does when the candidate he has...
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...