Category: Murdoch Media

VIDEO: Fox News Is Extremely Racist

Three black women are currently suing Fox News over “top-down racial harassment.” Bill O’Reilly recently made racist remarks against Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), the latest in the star Fox host’s long history of bigoted remarks. And it’s not just O’Reilly — the entire network is filled with bigotry. Here is a supercut showing the worst of Fox

Source: VIDEO: Fox News Is Extremely Racist

O’Reilly Scandal Proves That Sex Predators Stick Together

President Donald Trump, Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, and former Fox Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes all have at least one thing in common: Multiple women have accused each of them of sexual harassment in the context of the workplace. In addition, they have defended each other over those allegations, with O’Reilly dismissing the accusations aga

Source: O’Reilly Scandal Proves That Sex Predators Stick Together

New Sexual Harassment Allegations Make Clear Fox Never Attempted To Change

The latest gender discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by a Fox News contributor shows that the network and its parent company, 21st Century Fox, never sought to fix the toxic misogyny that the network has fostered, contributing to a culture of sexual misconduct by the men in power.On April 3, Fox News contributor Julie Roginsky filed

Source: New Sexual Harassment Allegations Make Clear Fox Never Attempted To Change

Sky News apologises to Wendy Harmer, Kristina Keneally for Mark Latham claims

 

 

Sky News has apologised “unreservedly” to broadcaster Wendy Harmer and its own employee Kristina Keneally after Mark Latham made on-air claims about both women.

Source: Sky News apologises to Wendy Harmer, Kristina Keneally for Mark Latham claims

Day After Flynn Bombshell, Trump Calls On Only Murdoch Outlets At Press Conference

Following a bombshell report that National Security Adviser Michael Flynn may have violated the Logan Act, President Donald Trump called on reporters only from outlets owned by Rupert Murdoch at a February 10 U.S.-Japan joint press conference, favoring news sources that have been major supporters and receiving no questions about the Flynn report.

Source: Day After Flynn Bombshell, Trump Calls On Only Murdoch Outlets At Press Conference

Wall Street Journal Columnist Praises Trump’s $100 Billion Gift To Wall Street

The Wall Street Journal’s top financial columnist praised President Donald Trump for issuing executive orders aimed to scale back consumer protections in the financial industry because the rollbacks would boost profits for big banks, ignoring the reality that the rules were put in place to protect the public, not the banking industry.The

Source: Wall Street Journal Columnist Praises Trump’s $100 Billion Gift To Wall Street

Wall Street Journal Reporters Concerned About Paper’s Softer Trump Coverage

Wall Street Journal staffers are increasingly concerned that the paper’s coverage of President Donald Trump is not critical enough and too willing to defend his actions rather than serve a watchdog role. In interviews with Media Matters, Journal reporters say that there has been pressure “to reflect pro-Trump viewpoints” in articles&

Source: Wall Street Journal Reporters Concerned About Paper’s Softer Trump Coverage

Bill O’Reilly Blames ‘Reverse McCarthyism’ For Entertainers Refusing To Participate In Trump Inauguration |  It’s where Australia’s Andrew Bolt  learned to “Reverse” everything whenever he hasn’t an argument.

Charles Krauthammer was not amused.

Source: Bill O’Reilly Blames ‘Reverse McCarthyism’ For Entertainers Refusing To Participate In Trump Inauguration | Crooks and Liars

Wall Street Journal Wouldn’t Call a Lie a Lie If Trump Says It

TeleSur | – – The paper is worried about objectivity, said WSJ editor-in-chief Gerard Baker. The Wall Street Journal would …

Source: Wall Street Journal Wouldn’t Call a Lie a Lie If Trump Says It

Fake News Is Not the Real Media Threat We’re Facing | The Nation

From all the recent hand-wringing about “fake news,” you would think that the hand-wringers had never stood in a supermarket checkout line, surrounded by 72-point headlines about alien abductions and miracle cures.

Source: Fake News Is Not the Real Media Threat We’re Facing | The Nation

No to the Sky deal. The Murdochs can’t be trusted | Ed Miliband and Vince Cable | Opinion | The Guardian

The bid by 21st Century Fox is against the public interest

Source: No to the Sky deal. The Murdochs can’t be trusted | Ed Miliband and Vince Cable | Opinion | The Guardian

Murdoch’s dominance is insidious. He must not be allowed to buy Sky | Polly Toynbee | Opinion | The Guardian

Politicians already kowtow to the News Corp owner. Someone must stand up to his bullying and stop the spread of his brand of toxic vitriol

Source: Murdoch’s dominance is insidious. He must not be allowed to buy Sky | Polly Toynbee | Opinion | The Guardian

Murdoch’s New Sky Bid Should Be Probed, UK Opposition Politicians Say | The Huffington Post

“This is yet again a threat to media plurality.”

Source: Murdoch’s New Sky Bid Should Be Probed, UK Opposition Politicians Say | The Huffington Post

21st Century Fox bid for Sky values UK company at $31b

Fox reached a preliminary deal to acquire full control of Sky Plc for $19 billion, a long term objective of Rupert Murdoch.

Source: 21st Century Fox bid for Sky values UK company at $31b

Michelle Guthrie appoints Murdoch consultant to restructure ABC | Media | The Guardian

Exclusive: Jim Rudder, who has spent most of his career working for Sky, has been brought in to help deliver Guthrie’s plans for the ABC

Source: Michelle Guthrie appoints Murdoch consultant to restructure ABC | Media | The Guardian

Student Doubles Down With Fresh Defamation Claims Against Labor MP – BuzzFeed News| The Australian Paywalled the story| Is this a Media scam?

Exclusive: At the centre of the story is a mystery email, a single tweet and an opinion piece in The Australian.

Source: Student Doubles Down With Fresh Defamation Claims Against Labor MP – BuzzFeed News

Now That The Election Is Over, Megyn Kelly Reveals The Pro-Trump Conspiracy At Fox

Fox News host Megyn Kelly waited until after the election to reveal that Donald Trump had inside information from Fox News about the question she would ask him at the first Republican primary debate, and to confirm that during the campaign former network chairman Roger Ailes was shilling for more positive coverage of the now president-elect.

Source: Now That The Election Is Over, Megyn Kelly Reveals The Pro-Trump Conspiracy At Fox

Fox Host Claims Trump “Never Said He Was Blocking Muslims From Coming To The Country”

Fox co-host Kimberly Guilfoyle claimed that President-elect Donald Trump never advocated in favor of blocking Muslims from entry into the United States. In December of 2015, Trump read off a policy proposal calling for the “total and complete shutdown” of Muslims coming into the U.S. Trump doubled down in July, arguing that he is “looking at” ban

Source: Fox Host Claims Trump “Never Said He Was Blocking Muslims From Coming To The Country”

The FBI isn’t indicting Hillary Clinton over the Clinton Foundation, but Fox News wants you to think it is – Salon.com

The Trump campaign has no problem with the false reports, since they’re helping him VIDEO

Source: The FBI isn’t indicting Hillary Clinton over the Clinton Foundation, but Fox News wants you to think it is – Salon.com

Why Did The New York Times Call The Daily Caller “Moderate”?

The New York Times described The Daily Caller, the right-wing website run by Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, as “relatively moderate.” If The New York Times believes The Daily Caller to be “relatively moderate,” anti-Semitic, sexist, racist, anti-LGBT commentary must be what passes for moderation in the right-wing media sphere these days.

Source: Why Did The New York Times Call The Daily Caller “Moderate”?

Andrew Bolt | Opinions and Articles Paper Boy for the Herald Sun| or| The Big Issue Genuine Balanced not Just Corporate Opinion | No Offense to The Issue Just a Reality Check You are the Better Paper Men not just a Paywall.

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Read the latest Andrew Bolt Opinion Commentary and Discussions including Andrew Bolt Articles and Opinion News and Comments. More Andrew Bolt Opinions online at Herald Sun

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Herald Sun | Breaking News from Melbourne and Victoria | Has Murdoch Taken Down his Paywall No!! Andrew Bolt Failed so it’s Head on Advertising for Subscriptions to No News Today!! Bolt will Remain The Australian’s Paper Boy;

Bold and beautiful: Celebs at the Cup

Breaking News from Melbourne and Victoria | Herald Sun

Source: Herald Sun | Breaking News from Melbourne and Victoria | Herald Sun

Get used to it Malcolm – Murdoch is losing his grip – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Last Friday, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull took time out of his busy(?) schedule to launch a book written by Chris Mitchell, former chief editor of Murdoch’s newspaper, The Australian. Malcolm’s speech was, according to him, “uncontroversial” but it was interesting nevertheless – not for any scandalous revelations but for the embarrassing sycophancy peppered with self-promotion…

Source: Get used to it Malcolm – Murdoch is losing his grip – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Fox Falls For Trump Lie: Clinton’s Child Care Plan Has Been Available For More Than A Year​

Fox News correspondent Carl Cameron repeated a false claim pushed by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump during a policy speech in Aston, PA, intended to outline the candidate’s newly-proposed reforms to child care and maternity leave. Trump attacked Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton for producing no such policy proposals — a lie w

Source: Fox Falls For Trump Lie: Clinton’s Child Care Plan Has Been Available For More Than A Year

New York Magazine’s Gabriel Sherman: “Murdoch Blamed Ailes For Laying The Groundwork For Trump’s Candidacy”

New York magazine’s Gabriel Sherman shed light on the tensions between former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes and Rupert Murdoch, the head of Fox’s parent company 21st Century Fox, that resulted from Ailes “putting Fox so squarely behind the candidacy of Donald Trump.” The revelation was part of a report detailing Ailes’ ouster from Fox News af

Source: New York Magazine’s Gabriel Sherman: “Murdoch Blamed Ailes For Laying The Groundwork For Trump’s Candidacy”

Gay Abandon: News Corp Embraces Double Standards On Religious Homophobia – New Matilda

The Murdoch apparently press has no trouble identifying homophobia in Muslim clerics. But some other religions seem to get a free pass, writes Michael Brull. A few months ago, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull invited some Muslims to Kirribilli House for an Iftar dinner. The Murdoch press, led by the Australian, responded with a volley ofMore

Source: Gay Abandon: News Corp Embraces Double Standards On Religious Homophobia – New Matilda

Cable News (Except Fox) Increasingly Using On-Air Graphics To Combat Trump’s Lies| Fox News Pimping Trump

Media outlets have increasingly turned to chryons (or on-air graphics) to combat Donald Trump’s lies in real time. This media tactic has become an important tool given their inability to pushback on lies that are consistently repeated by the Trump campaign. On the April 4 edition of MSNBC Live, MSNBC aired live footage from a Donald Trum

Source: Cable News (Except Fox) Increasingly Using On-Air Graphics To Combat Trump’s Lies

Rupert Murdoch (Who Is Supporting Trump) Helps Launch New Immigration Reform Initiative

The Partnership for a New American Economy, a pro-immigration advocacy organization that News Corp. executive co-chairman Rupert Murdoch co-chairs, is launching an initiative to push for immigration reform in 2017. But Murdoch is also backing the 2016 presidential bid of Republican nominee Donald Trump, who is strongly anti-immigrant.Accord

Source: Rupert Murdoch (Who Is Supporting Trump) Helps Launch New Immigration Reform Initiative

An Additional Six Women Detail Alleged Sexual Harassment By Fox News Chief Roger Ailes

Roger Ailes biographer and New York magazine writer Gabriel Sherman is reporting statements from six more women detailing alleged sexual harassment by Ailes.Earlier this week, former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson filed a lawsuit in civil court in New Jersey accusing Ailes of repeatedly sexually harassing her, dismissing her complaints

Source: An Additional Six Women Detail Alleged Sexual Harassment By Fox News Chief Roger Ailes

‘Anti-Hillary’ Fox News Host In Hot Water, Mistress Comes Forward With ‘Career Ending’ Texts

Fox News Chief White House Correspondent Ed Henry has made a career out of following Hillary Clinton around on the campaign trail – and trying to get a rise out of her on anything and everyth…

Source: ‘Anti-Hillary’ Fox News Host In Hot Water, Mistress Comes Forward With ‘Career Ending’ Texts

Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson says she was fired for refusing to have sex with Roger Ailes

Source: Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson says she was fired for refusing to have sex with Roger Ailes

Fox Segment Fearmongers Over Affordable Housing In Affluent Neighborhoods | Blog | Media Matters for America

Source: Fox Segment Fearmongers Over Affordable Housing In Affluent Neighborhoods | Blog | Media Matters for America

Spreading hate has backfired on right-wing media: How Fox News unwittingly destroyed the Republican Party – Salon.com

For years, Fox News has profited from its vicious, divisive rhetoric — and now a steep price is being paid

Source: Spreading hate has backfired on right-wing media: How Fox News unwittingly destroyed the Republican Party – Salon.com

The Fox Primary For March: Trump Widens His Airtime Lead | Blog | Media Matters for America

Source: The Fox Primary For March: Trump Widens His Airtime Lead | Blog | Media Matters for America

Washington Post Brushes Off Clinton Email Reporting Error: “Mistakes Are Made” | Blog | Media Matters for America

Source: Washington Post Brushes Off Clinton Email Reporting Error: “Mistakes Are Made” | Blog | Media Matters for America

VIDEO: How Fox News Paved The Way For Trump’s Presidential Campaign | Blog | Media Matters for America

Source: VIDEO: How Fox News Paved The Way For Trump’s Presidential Campaign | Blog | Media Matters for America

Tony Abbott’s ‘private dinner’ with Barack Obama actually a lunch attended by dozens. NewsCorp Spin & Abbott doing the Rudd

Former prime minister Tony Abbott crossed paths with US President Barack Obama at an event attended by dozens of other people rather than having a “private dinner” as reported.

Source: Tony Abbott’s ‘private dinner’ with Barack Obama actually a lunch attended by dozens

Sean Hannity goes full sexist jackass: “I guess you could argue that Bill Cosby probably helped women in their careers” – Salon.com

In discussion of Bill Clinton’s infidelities and the liberal media, the Fox host comes out with this nutty garbage VIDEO

Source: Sean Hannity goes full sexist jackass: “I guess you could argue that Bill Cosby probably helped women in their careers” – Salon.com

The Murdoch empire strikes back – Al Jazeera English

We examine Rupert Murdoch’s relationship with the UK government; plus, Nigeria’s ‘brown-envelope’ journalists.

Source: The Murdoch empire strikes back – Al Jazeera English

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Why Rupert Murdoch can’t be stopped: The political empire of the News Corp chairman | The Monthly

In late July, Robert Thomson, the suave chief executive of News Corp – the recently separated and financially challenged publishing branch of the Murdoch media empire – announced that Col Allan, the editor-in-chief of Rupert Murdoch’s favourite tabloid, the New York Post, was coming home to Australia on a two- to three-month assignment. Unless Allan’s visit had some political purpose, the return of the native was difficult to explain. Under his editorship, the New York Post has reportedly lost several hundred million dollars since 2001.

Source: Why Rupert Murdoch can’t be stopped: The political empire of the News Corp chairman | The Monthly

Fox News Owner Buys Education Tech Provider, 3 Million-Student Audience

Trump Is Devouring The GOP, And Fox News Fed It To Him | Blog | Media Matters for America

Source: Trump Is Devouring The GOP, And Fox News Fed It To Him | Blog | Media Matters for America

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After Trump Proposes Ban On Muslims, Rupert Murdoch Calls For “Refugee Pause” | Blog | Media Matters for America

Source: After Trump Proposes Ban On Muslims, Rupert Murdoch Calls For “Refugee Pause” | Blog | Media Matters for America

Ashbygate regime change: ‘News will sort’

As much as Mal Brough, Rupert Murdoch’s News Limited is in the Ashbygate scandal up to its neck — but don’t expect to read about that anywhere else. Ross Jones uncovers the facts.

Source: Ashbygate regime change: ‘News will sort’

Spreading hate and fear the Murdoch way – » The Australian Independent Media Network

The video below has been going viral and I post it here in the hope that it gets even more of a push along. But first, the background. Nearly one in five British Muslims has some sympathy with those who have fled the UK to fight for IS in Syria, claimed the Sun, despite the…

Source: Spreading hate and fear the Murdoch way – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Murdoch’s News of the World subverted murder inquiry on behalf of murder suspects

Source: Murdoch’s News of the World subverted murder inquiry on behalf of murder suspects

Murdoch Criticizes Media Vetting Carson’s Past After His Own Newspaper Did Just That | Blog | Media Matters for America

Source: Murdoch Criticizes Media Vetting Carson’s Past After His Own Newspaper Did Just That | Blog | Media Matters for America

The Turnbull dilemma: go now, or go full term

The pressure is building on the new Prime Minister to call a snap election.

Source: The Turnbull dilemma: go now, or go full term

Amid Controversies, Fox & Friends Emerges As Ben Carson’s Unofficial Spin Doctor | Blog | Media Matters for America

Source: Amid Controversies, Fox & Friends Emerges As Ben Carson’s Unofficial Spin Doctor | Blog | Media Matters for America

Rupert Murdoch Thinks Ben Carson Would Make A ‘Terrific’ ‘Real Black President’ – NewsHounds

Source: Rupert Murdoch Thinks Ben Carson Would Make A ‘Terrific’ ‘Real Black President’ – NewsHounds

5 Signs Someone is Trying to Manipulate You

Source: 5 Signs Someone is Trying to Manipulate You