This year has seen unprecedented scrutiny of Rupert Murdoch’s empire in Britain. But what about in Australia, where he owns 70 per cent of the press? In his Quarterly Essay, Bad News: Murdoch's Australian and the Shaping of the Nation, Robert Manne investigates Murdoch’s lead political voice here, the Australian newspaper, and how it shapes and distorts the national debate. In this studio interview, Robert Manne speaks to Nick Feik about his provocative new essay.
September 2011
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This year has seen unprecedented scrutiny of Rupert Murdoch’s empire in Britain. But what about in Australia, where he owns 70 per cent of the press? In his Quarterly Essay, Bad News: Murdoch's Australian and the Shaping of the Nation, Robert Manne investigates Murdoch’s lead political voice here, the Australian newspaper, and how it shapes and distorts the national debate. In this studio interview, Robert Manne speaks to Nick Feik about his provocative new essay.
September 2011
Source: Black Inc. (Quarterly Essay)
Duration: 28m 27s
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