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Murdoch's papers supported Rudd in Australia when he won in 2007. Was that undermining democracy?

by sien 13y ago

Tsagadai 13y ago
Murdoch was a major force in getting Gough Whitlam (of the Australian Labor Party) elected which was probably his first major step into the political scene. He was also a major force behind the election of Malcolm Frazer (of the Australian Liberal Party) a few years later. Just because he elects leaders from the left or the right does not mean he isn't influencing them. Murdoch has long had a hand in picking the government of the day. Why he picks one leader or another is less of an issue than the fact he is picking leaders.
threeseed 13y ago
Are you in Australia right now ? There is a world of difference between what News Corp, Faifax, AFR etc papers have done in the past and what happened with the Daily Telegraph yesterday. http://mumbrella.com.au/stephen-conroy-an-apology-171009 http://mumbrella.com.au/stephen-conroy-an-apology-171009
- peterpathname 13y ago
  Why Murdoch wants Rudd to lose the coming federal election is not merely political, it is commercial. News Corp hates the government's National Broadband Network (NBN). The company has formed a view that it poses a threat to the business model of by far its most important asset in Australia, the Foxtel cable TV monopoly it jointly owns with Telstra. http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/federal-election-2013/murdochs-vicious-attacks-on-rudd-its-business-20130803-2r65x.html http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/federal-election-2013...
discodave 13y ago
Did you see the front page of the Daily Telegraph (highest circulation of any paper in Sydney) yesterday? On the first day of an election campaign the headline was: "Finally you now have the chance to KICK THIS MOB OUT" http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2013/08/05/1226691/275643-dt-front-page-rudd.jpg http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2013/08/05/1226691/2756... That is undermining democracy.

Murdoch's papers supported Rudd in Australia when he won in 2007. Was that undermining democracy?

by sien 13y ago

Murdoch's papers supported Rudd in Australia when he won in 2007. Was that undermining democracy?

Murdoch was a major force in getting Gough Whitlam (of the Australian Labor Party) elected which was probably his first major step into the political scene. He was also a major force behind the election of Malcolm Frazer (of the Australian Liberal Party) a few years later. Just because he elects leaders from the left or the right does not mean he isn't influencing them. Murdoch has long had a hand in picking the government of the day. Why he picks one leader or another is less of an issue than the fact he is picking leaders.

threeseed 13y ago

Are you in Australia right now ? There is a world of difference between what News Corp, Faifax, AFR etc papers have done in the past and what happened with the Daily Telegraph yesterday. http://mumbrella.com.au/stephen-conroy-an-apology-171009 http://mumbrella.com.au/stephen-conroy-an-apology-171009

peterpathname 13y ago
Why Murdoch wants Rudd to lose the coming federal election is not merely political, it is commercial. News Corp hates the government's National Broadband Network (NBN). The company has formed a view that it poses a threat to the business model of by far its most important asset in Australia, the Foxtel cable TV monopoly it jointly owns with Telstra. http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/federal-election-2013/murdochs-vicious-attacks-on-rudd-its-business-20130803-2r65x.html http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/federal-election-2013...

discodave 13y ago

Did you see the front page of the Daily Telegraph (highest circulation of any paper in Sydney) yesterday? On the first day of an election campaign the headline was: "Finally you now have the chance to KICK THIS MOB OUT" http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2013/08/05/1226691/275643-dt-front-page-rudd.jpg http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2013/08/05/1226691/2756... That is undermining democracy.