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Who's afraid of Rupert Murdoch? The end of an era.
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“There's this story in today's Murdoch Australian newspaper which absurdly claims that it's "safer" being a Jew in Israel than Sydney (and Australia in general.)
In fact, it's inarguably less safe being a Jew in Israel than anywhere else in the world, and that's (partly) due to Israel's determination to permanently occupy Palestine and mass slaughter 10s of 1000s of Arabs in Gaza, Lebanon and beyond.
It's safe being a Jew in Australia. I'm not dismissing the worrying cases of real anti-Semitism, but this faux Zionist call, move to Israe,l and you'll be safe, Jews!, is both dangerous and delusional:”
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In fact, it's inarguably less safe being a Jew in Israel than anywhere else in the world, and that's (partly) due to Israel's determination to permanently occupy Palestine and mass slaughter 10s of 1000s of Arabs in Gaza, Lebanon and beyond.
It's safe being a Jew in Australia. I'm not dismissing the worrying cases of real anti-Semitism, but this faux Zionist call, move to Israe,l and you'll be safe, Jews!, is both dangerous and delusional:”
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correct. very few of the churnalists at the diarrhea factory would get jobs in real journalism. apparently dumb rita is in favor of owner censorship.
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Anti Woke is another name for old men yelling at clouds. Anything they don't agree with is Woke. Sky is full of these parasites who want to create this narrative. Dean, Paul Murray the list goes on. Add Rita to that list who I'm still trying to work out if she's on Sky as a sideshow or they legit think she's some journalistic guru. SEN turfed her out once they figured out what she's about.are you suggesting dean is a joke?
as soon as i hear the word “woke”, i tune out. same with “influencer”, i might add.
is panahi a skynews DEI hire? 
shes happy to accuse others of it soooooooooooooo ..............
If DEI gives me a seat at the table then bring it on
If DEI gives us the first female President of the free world, who is also a woman of colour, then bring it on.
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shes happy to accuse others of it soooooooooooooo ..............
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harf had the dingwad on sen for a segment once a week. that was it. she wangled her way into 3 awful wireless, then the diarrhea factory. i think she sees herself as the female version of the drivel merchant who was found to have published inflammatory, factually erroneous and distorted material.
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WAH WAH WAH no 'straya day celebrations at the pub WAH WAH WAH *
* leaving out the fact that pubs don't do anything different on 'straya day than they do any other day
Addicted to grievance boners
* leaving out the fact that pubs don't do anything different on 'straya day than they do any other day
Addicted to grievance boners
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Weird how they skipped Christmas and have gone straight to Australia Day.
Feels like Newscorp have cancelled it.
Feels like Newscorp have cancelled it.
And boxing day which is about a boxing match
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paid advertising passed off as news. are there no depths to which the diarrhea factory won’t plumb for profit?
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f**k off back to your chosen country.
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A HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
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early Christmas for decent people everywhere.
Rupert Murdoch loses battle to control succession to his media empire
Media mogul’s three adult children will retain control despite his bid to give his son Lachlan complete control
early Christmas for decent people everywhere.
This is huge news, as anyone who has followed the battle on the ABC podcast or TV will understand. Here's a link to the podcast for those who haven't:
01 | Murdoch's Endgame - ABC listen
Are we looking at the end of the Murdoch family's global media empire? That's the question journalists Paddy Manning and Alex Mann investigate in this special three-part series. This week, they take you inside the family's inner sanctum and examine why Lachlan, Rupert's chosen successor, may not...
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Rupert's bid to alter the family trust to allow the favoured son Lachlan to be the heir apparent of his empire would have meant that the climate denying right wing Fox News partnership with Trump would have been extended even further on his death.
If Rupert Murdoch’s appeal of the decision is unsuccessful, it could mean that James Murdoch – who previously held fundraisers for President Joe Biden and was one of 88 corporate leaders to endorse Kamala Harris recently – will potentially be able to work with the other siblings Prudence and Elisabeth to take the business in a more moderate direction.
Either way, the sale of Foxtel in Australia is a near certainty now with the streaming platform DAZN, a sports streaming business backed by British-Ukrainian billionaire Len Blavatnik, likely to be confirmed as the new owner in coming months.
Of particular relevance to the Big Footy community this would take the company that broadcasts the AFL and the NRL (and the major broadcast partner and funder of the AFL) into foreign ownership potentially turning the future of the AFL on its head.
British streamer closes in on Foxtel
News Corp is edging closer to selling its pay TV and streaming business, with a deal potentially putting the company that broadcasts AFL and NRL games into foreign hands.
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The Supreme Court would get down on their knees & fellate him if Trump told them to.
Clarence is utterly bought. What a sad state of affairs when the once greatest country in the world is a banana state. No small thanks to Rupe.
At 93 years of age, time is not on his side to have this binding decision overturned before he shuffles off this mortal coil.
Likely to fit one more divorce/marriage in though. I wonder who will be the lucky girl.
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I guess the point is some, rather than one.
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I've assumed from all recent photos he's already dead.
This is a great summary of things from the Times...
'James and Elisabeth are both known to have less-conservative political views than their father or brother. If Mr. Murdoch fails to lock in Lachlan’s leadership of the company, he will be unable to ensure that Fox News will remain a right-wing news outlet after his death, putting in jeopardy the legacy of the conservative empire he had spent his life building. In seeking to consolidate Lachlan’s control over this empire, Mr. Murdoch has argued that maintaining the political bent of his outlets — and stripping the voting power of three of his children — is in the financial interest of all his beneficiaries.'
And let that last sentence sink in...
In seeking to consolidate Lachlan’s control over this empire, Mr. Murdoch has argued that maintaining the political bent of his outlets — and stripping the voting power of three of his children — is in the financial interest of all his beneficiaries.
i.e. the right-wing, fact denying Trump political narrative of the Murdoch media empire is a business decision made in the continuing best financial interests of the Murdoch family. It's the sort of off-handed 'good for business' comment that you'd expect from Tony Soprano or Michael Corleone after another mafioso murder or drug deal.
I mean we all knew that but here is old Man Murdoch himself stating it in court as fact. Feck the world and everyone else - my lies are good for my family business.
It's something that should be hurled in the face of everyone working in every branch of the Murdoch empire in Australia.
'James and Elisabeth are both known to have less-conservative political views than their father or brother. If Mr. Murdoch fails to lock in Lachlan’s leadership of the company, he will be unable to ensure that Fox News will remain a right-wing news outlet after his death, putting in jeopardy the legacy of the conservative empire he had spent his life building. In seeking to consolidate Lachlan’s control over this empire, Mr. Murdoch has argued that maintaining the political bent of his outlets — and stripping the voting power of three of his children — is in the financial interest of all his beneficiaries.'
And let that last sentence sink in...
In seeking to consolidate Lachlan’s control over this empire, Mr. Murdoch has argued that maintaining the political bent of his outlets — and stripping the voting power of three of his children — is in the financial interest of all his beneficiaries.
i.e. the right-wing, fact denying Trump political narrative of the Murdoch media empire is a business decision made in the continuing best financial interests of the Murdoch family. It's the sort of off-handed 'good for business' comment that you'd expect from Tony Soprano or Michael Corleone after another mafioso murder or drug deal.
I mean we all knew that but here is old Man Murdoch himself stating it in court as fact. Feck the world and everyone else - my lies are good for my family business.
It's something that should be hurled in the face of everyone working in every branch of the Murdoch empire in Australia.
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I'm not totally anti-capitalist.
But I believe capitalism always needs to be kept under control.
Murdoch saying this like it's normal shows us what happens when we let capitalism run rampant.
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Won’t anyone think of the sky rwnj out of a job?
Elisabeth Murdoch gave one of the most erudite lessons on that matter in her keynote MacTaggert lecture at the 2012 Edinburgh Television Festival. Making it clear that it was not just up to the government and independent regulators to keep business in check, but the organisations themselves had a duty of care and responsibility to the community they serve.
Elisabeth Murdoch speech makes her 'the one to watch' - ABC listen
Elisabeth Murdoch's MacTaggart lecture in Edinburgh is being hailed as the best speech given by any of the Murdoch family. In the address she condemned the pursuit of profit by media companies without an accompanying "moral language", and praised the BBC. Shareholder activist Stephen Mayne says...
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In her speech she took aim at her younger brother James in an extended passage that referred to his own controversial MacTaggart lecture in 2009 where he stated that that "the only reliable, durable and perpetual guarantor of independence is profit".
Speaking not long after the phone hacking scandal, Elisabeth said that while loss-making media organisations had their independence "massively challenged", her brother's statement nevertheless "left something out".
"Profit without purpose is a recipe for disaster."
She said the lesson from the phone hacking scandal affair was that any organisation needed to "discuss, affirm and institutionalise a rigorous set of values based on an explicit statement of purpose"
While James has moderated his views on the matter in the decade since, his brother Lachlan has hardened his stance on profit being the sole goal of his business. It's was one of if not the main the reason why Rupert was so keen to change the family trust to ensure that Lachlan was the top dog when he passed on.
And its why the other Murdoch children successfully challenging Rupert's plans is good for the rest of us who value truth in news.
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