Newsmedia industry

Hanson-Young inquiry to probe Murdoch 'power and influence'

Nov 11, 2020 at 05:25 pm by Staff

Australian Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young will chair the Senate inquiry she asked for after Kevin Rudd's #MurdochRoyalCommission petition attracted more than half a million.... Read More

Now Hanson-Young calls for Senate inquiry over diversity concerns

Nov 10, 2020 at 06:39 pm by Staff

Following the half-a-million signatures to Kevin Rudd's call for a Royal Commission, Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has launched a push for a Senate inquiry into media dive.... Read More

'Last stand' for Australian Allan as News changes tone in US

Nov 10, 2020 at 12:57 am by Staff

Just as Col Allan - architect of News Corp's snappy tabloid headlines in New York and Australia - is retiring, the US paper has moved to an unfamiliar Trump-critical stance. A.... Read More

Petition tabled, but don't mention the M-word

Nov 09, 2020 at 07:07 pm by Staff

Kevin Rudd's petition calling for a royal commission into media diversity - promoted under the #MurdochRoyalCommission hashtag - has been tabled in the Australian parliament..... Read More

Pell reports 'invited people to search', DPP claims

Nov 09, 2020 at 06:08 pm by Staff

Some 30 newspapers, radio shows and journalists have been accused of contempt of court for allegedly breaching a suppression order through their coverage of the conviction of.... Read More