Tag: Private Media

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Google Giggle: Josh Frydenberg’s “world-first” media reform a hand-out to billionaire mates – Michael West

How quid pro quo works, and donations remain unrecorded. The ALP on the other hand suffers the slings and arrows of private mainstream corporate media. The ABC was exclused.

Josh Frydenberg sallied forth with a fulsome pat on the back this week … for himself.

“The Coalition’s ‘world-first’ Media Bargaining Code was a ‘success’,” pronounced the former Treasurer. A success indeed; a terrific success for the Coalition’s media mates Rupert Murdoch, Peter Costello and Kerry Stokes.

To be fair to Josh, he was only repeating what was in the press. Josh’s “media reforms” had forced Google and Facebook to pay millions in cash (secretly) to Big Media. In return, the News Corp, Nine, Guardian Australia and so forth sang the praises of Josh’s “world-first”. Manufacturing consent is a breeze, you just have to pay people.

Source: Google Giggle: Josh Frydenberg’s “world-first” media reform a hand-out to billionaire mates – Michael West

Media

‘Just asking questions’ mantra — a poor excuse for media bias

Dr Victoria Fielding analyses the “just asking questions” defence used by mainstream media journalists to avoid scrutiny and critique when their bias or poor journalism practice is exposed.

‘Just asking questions’ mantra — a poor excuse for media bias
Murdoch Media

The Fox-fueled rise of new host Trey Gowdy | Media Matters for America

Trey Gowdy

Trey Gowdy, a former Republican congressman turned Fox News contributor, joins the ranks of the network’s hosts on Sunday night with the debut of his creatively named weekly program, Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy. Fox looms large in the career ambitions of Republican politicians thanks to its large audience of GOP primary voters and its prominent, kingmaking hosts. It has been a launching pad for the party’s rising stars over the years, from Sen. Marco Rubio and former House Speaker Paul Ryan to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. And those who leave office or lose elections, from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to Rep. Liz Cheney, have sought out a Fox landing spot as a way to collect a steady paycheck, stay in the network’s spotlight, and plan their next move. But even with the network’s historic intertwining with Republican politics in mind, Gowdy’s rise is remarkable.

Source: The Fox-fueled rise of new host Trey Gowdy | Media Matters for America

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News Corp: Democracy’s greatest threat: Denialism, nihilism and the Murdoch propaganda machine | The Monthly

via News Corp: Democracy’s greatest threat: Denialism, nihilism and the Murdoch propaganda machine | The Monthly