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>corrupt entities in Australia They have also seriously damaged the media in the US and the UK. Its no wonder all 3 countries are having serious issues with ne
by Polylactic_acid 6y ago
>corrupt entities in Australia
They have also seriously damaged the media in the US and the UK. Its no wonder all 3 countries are having serious issues with news.
- thu2111 6y agoThat's an anglo-centric perception. Which countries has Google News been banned in? Spain. China. Germany briefly until Google told the news orgs they'd never pay, so could license their content for free or disappear from News and search. Newspapers trying to screw Google out of money by pressuring politicians is not an Australia or News Corp specific problem. It's happening everywhere. Really, all it reveals is how cravenly controlled by journalists supposedly independent politicians really are. We always "knew" it, but now we know it.
- TheRealSteel 6y agoThe comments you were replying to are about News Corp, who have done done very specific damage to the Us, UK and Australia specifically. As far as I know they operate in those 3 places. I'm not aware of any operation they have in Germany.
- thelastname 6y agoI don't know why this gets a so downvoted, it's correct. There was/is a huge pressure made by French and German media owners.
- blaser-waffle 6y agoYou're not wrong, but News Corp doesn't hold a lot of power in FR or DE. Meanwhile Fox News is still poisoning minds in the US, and basically calling the shots in Australia. Plus all the UK hacking, etc. I'll give a shit about what AFP or Deutsche Welle are doing when they start becoming a tool of the US GOP that openly pushes for invading Iran.
- thu2111 6y agoBecause it's a fact that contradicts the leftist "English speaking countries bad, EU civilised and good" narrative. That's a reliable way to get downvoted on HN.