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The fact people believe this sort of stuff should make it clear exactly who has the power in Australian media and who is feeding propaganda to whom. Just the f
by mrjangles 5y ago
The fact people believe this sort of stuff should make it clear exactly who has the power in Australian media and who is feeding propaganda to whom.
Just the facts on the matter:
Murdoch owns zero (yes zero) of the 5 major public TV channels and 23% of newspapers in Australia. Hardly a monopoly.
The truth behind the matter is that Australian's elites are constantly trying to force their point of view on to the Australian people by my monopolizing all the public channels, and using government money to push out private organization. Unfortunately for them, no one is interested in listening to them. Instead of admitting they are out of touch and that their ideas are not based in reality, they make these crazy claims that the whole country is under some kind of magic spell cast by Rupert Murdoch which makes it impossible for them to hear anything but those 23% of Newspapers that Murdoch owns.
- thornjm 5y agoThe easiest way to lie is with statistics. It’s also true that: News Corp earns 40% of total Australian television revenues — combining free-to-air television advertising and subscriptions — almost double that of second- place holder Nine. News Corp owns a 59% share of the metropolitan and national print media markets by readership. News Corp has 23% of total radio market by revenue.
- sk2020 5y agoEverything you stated suggests that News Corp is better at producing content consumers actually want. Maybe I’m just out of touch with the modern, dystopian total-state, but that seems to be a result of market incentives.
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- over_bridge 5y agoDo people want it or are they hooked by it? Rage and fear with a dash of FOMO are the best ways to keep people consuming your products, to their detriment...
- sk2020 5y agoWait, are we talking about FOX or NPR?
- mrjangles 5y agoI'm not sure how News Corp is earning revenue from free to air tv stations it doesn't own. I tried googling it and can't find anything so maybe you could enlighten me on this? As for your other points. If you try to stand back and be objective, the fact that 60% of newspaper readers are forced to read 23% of newspapers should indicate that Newscorp is the only company offering them the choice of media they desire. This would indicate it is the other media companies that are attempting to corner the market and push their views onto people. The situation becomes even clearer when you look at who is being targeted by whom. Newscorp media online is all paid for and pay walled. They target mature audiences and the rich. Their competition on the other hand offers free products, and they advertise relentlessly on Facebook and other social media. They intentionally target young and groups who are more vulnerable to manipulation. Finally, a conversation with someone who reads the ABC, or other government products is enough to close the case. These people are always full of extremely hateful, emotional, and even sometimes violent rhetoric (just look at some of the comments on here). Meanwhile if you have a conversation with someone who reads a Newscorp product it will always be fact based and unemotional, and they will almost always be older and more mature.
- thornjm 5y agoSorry for the late reply. This is what comes up when I google News Corp: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_Corp_Australia#Television https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_Corp_Australia#Television