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It is worth noting that "The Australian Media" in this case refers almost entirely to Rupert Murdoch.
by satori99 7y ago
It is worth noting that "The Australian Media" in this case refers almost entirely to Rupert Murdoch.
- BLKNSLVR 7y agoThat's the heart of the matter here, or at least where my interest lies. Protection of the independence of "The Australian Media" has been chipped away at for a long time, with the media ownership laws being watered down more and more, allowing for greater concentration of ownership. What makes me suspicious is that protectionist action such as this is only coming now, at a time where the already-concentrated landscape is threatened, and because it's already concentrated there are a lot of powerful people with their fingers in the pie - much more-so than when it was less concentrated (almost by definition). Therefore, my take on this is that it's protectionist for News Corp / Rupert Murdoch more-so than any reasons of the "social good". Very much a case a of "when elephants fight, it's the grass that gets trampled".