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Is Rupert Murdoch a Cancer on Democracy?

Episode 17 of the Hidden Perspective podcast, hosted by Rob Greco, titled "Is Rupert Murdoch a Cancer on Democracy?" was published on November 18, 2020 and runs 37 minutes.

November 18, 2020 ·37m · Hidden Perspective

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Summary

Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd has come out asking for a Royal Commission into the Murdoch Media Monopoly. Why is he asking for this? Are his claims true?Please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell your friends and family about the show. Thank you!***References:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BPLBIgKjN8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7qYf8V7q0k&t=386shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fnOVGRZhW4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXZdQPhJquIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzhKp8ETM-ohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLQxz9WFZGAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRlUiC7sbAkhttps://theconversation.com/factcheck-does-murdoch-own-70-of-newspapers-in-australia-16812https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/how-much-influence-does-the-murdoch-media-have-in-australia-20201015-p565dk.htmlhttps://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/Digital%20platforms%20inquiry%20-%20final%20report.pdfhttp://www.roymorgan.com/industries/media/readership/newspaper-readershiphttp://www.roymorgan.com/findings/8189-australian-newspaper-print-readership-and-cross-platform-audiences-september-2019-201910310418http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/8492-main-sources-news-trust-june-2020-202008170619http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/8403-roy-morgan-cross-platform-audiences-march-2020-202005080515https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2013/november/1383224400/robert-manne/why-rupert-murdoch-can-t-be-stoppedhttps://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2019/01/10/rupert-murdoch-nbn-kevin-rudd/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/sep/22/follow-the-money-how-news-corp-wields-power-to-defend-its-interestshttps://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/turnbull-rebukes-rudd-s-insane-conspiracy-theory-he-trashed-nbn-for-murdoch-20190111-p50qwl.htmlhttps://www.afr.com/companies/telecommunications/the-myth-making-around-the-nbn-is-finally-exposed-20191023-p533eshttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/jul/13/rupert-murdoch-labors-nbn-was-ridiculoushttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/sep/20/very-australian-coup-murdoch-turnbull-political-death-news-corpshttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-18/liberal-leadership-spill-rupert-murdoch-kerry-stokes-influence/10262552https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/did-rupert-murdoch-really-go-after-malcolm-turnbull-20180921-p5054w.htmlhttps://www.themonthly.com.au/nation-reviewed-mungo-maccallum-comment-rudd-and-murdoch-press--1945?cb=1605318774***Music: Julian AngelatosArtwork: Nerpa Mate

Episode Description

Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd has come out asking for a Royal Commission into the Murdoch Media Monopoly. Why is he asking for this? Are his claims true?

Please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell your friends and family about the show. 

Thank you!

***
References:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BPLBIgKjN8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7qYf8V7q0k&t=386s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fnOVGRZhW4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXZdQPhJquI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzhKp8ETM-o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLQxz9WFZGA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRlUiC7sbAk
https://theconversation.com/factcheck-does-murdoch-own-70-of-newspapers-in-australia-16812
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/how-much-influence-does-the-murdoch-media-have-in-australia-20201015-p565dk.html
https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/Digital%20platforms%20inquiry%20-%20final%20report.pdf
http://www.roymorgan.com/industries/media/readership/newspaper-readership
http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/8189-australian-newspaper-print-readership-and-cross-platform-audiences-september-2019-201910310418
http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/8492-main-sources-news-trust-june-2020-202008170619
http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/8403-roy-morgan-cross-platform-audiences-march-2020-202005080515
https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2013/november/1383224400/robert-manne/why-rupert-murdoch-can-t-be-stopped
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2019/01/10/rupert-murdoch-nbn-kevin-rudd/
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/sep/22/follow-the-money-how-news-corp-wields-power-to-defend-its-interests
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/turnbull-rebukes-rudd-s-insane-conspiracy-theory-he-trashed-nbn-for-murdoch-20190111-p50qwl.html
https://www.afr.com/companies/telecommunications/the-myth-making-around-the-nbn-is-finally-exposed-20191023-p533es
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/jul/13/rupert-murdoch-labors-nbn-was-ridiculous
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/sep/20/very-australian-coup-murdoch-turnbull-political-death-news-corps
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-18/liberal-leadership-spill-rupert-murdoch-kerry-stokes-influence/10262552
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/did-rupert-murdoch-really-go-after-malcolm-turnbull-20180921-p5054w.html
https://www.themonthly.com.au/nation-reviewed-mungo-maccallum-comment-rudd-and-murdoch-press--1945?cb=1605318774

***
Music: Julian Angelatos
Artwork: Nerpa Mate

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