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Its interesting that the only people that seem to be able to hold corporate media to account are other corporations with different interests. edit: I suppose t
by tempaway45751 3y ago
Its interesting that the only people that seem to be able to hold corporate media to account are other corporations with different interests.
edit: I suppose the News international phone hacking scandal was journalists/individuals/government holding Murdoch to account https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_International_phone_hacking_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_International_phone_hacki... ... but that was in the UK.
- smcl 3y agoTo be honest it didn't really achieve a great deal. The Murdoch papers still have a pretty heavy influence over British politics - they stuck with Boris long after he should've been done, it was only when they turned on him it that he was finished, for example.
- tempaway45751 3y agoOh definitely. It was like a slightly visible victory that didn't actually make much difference to the murdoch empire. I remember seeing murdoch in that select committee having to answer questions. That was something unprecedented(and almost a custard pie that arguably swung things in his favour). But no long term difference NOTW closed but then I think they started publishing the Sun on Sunday instead? NI/BSkyB merger was scuppered but now its back on the cards I think?
- happymellon 3y agoDidn't Sky get spun out of NewsCorp because of the phone scandel and is under Comcast now?