Australia, Explained6 Okt 2020

Whose News Is It Anyway?

In this episode of Australia, Explained, we break down who owns what news media in Australia, why it's important to know, and why it's being talked about right now.

Bits and pieces mentioned:

A list of Rupert Murdoch + NewsCorps’s assets

Government scraps media ownership laws

Kevin Rudd calls out Rupert Murdoch

This week, Tania recommended The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty, a 3 part documentary on ABC iView covering the history and scandals of the Murdoch family. Vanessa recommended Neel Kolhatkar’s YouTube skit Australian Media in 2 minutes, a funny impersonation of our media landscape. Warning, this one does contain explicit language.

We also promised you all a list of our favourite independent media outlets. Here is that list!

Websites: ABC News, The Saturday Paper, The Guardian AU, The Conversation AU, SBS News, Crikey News, Eureka Street, The New Matilda, Mumbrella.

Instagrams: @thedailyaus, @thesquiz, @crikey.news, @satpaper, @guardianaustralia, @abcnews_au and most importantly, @australiaexplainedpod!!

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