Murdoch media

Crime Fear, Conservative Cheer: Media’s Election Playbook Exposed

Introduction In Victoria, headlines scream of rising crime, politicians trade barbs over “law and order,” and social media feeds overflow…

4 weeks ago

Australians must not ignore the Religious right’s global warnings 2.0

This essay was first published at the AIMN in September 2022. Since then the world has changed dramatically. Much of…

3 months ago

Murdoch gets The Don right

I never thought I’d be lauding Melbourne’s trashy Herald-Sun for getting something right but this headline is perfect. I once…

3 months ago

Democracy and diversity: media ownership in Australia

Here’s one for the ages, first published on our old site on June 23, 2014. “To protect democracy, governments have…

3 months ago