Of course the Murdoch press has its biases and hang-ups. So does the ABC, Fairfax and every other news out let? Incidentally, can you think of a more biases publication then “Left Green Weekly?”

The secret is to read widely and form your own views. Personally, I get very annoyed with Barrie Cassidy and his “Insiders.” Just look how they treated Piers Ackerman on yesterday’s program.

My greatest criticism with Australian is this: In 2007 they advised their readership to vote Labor. There is no doubt in my mind that the Australian was acting with the full approval of Rupert.

Once again we have a left wing whinger confirming that the sole purpose of the media legislation is to allow the government to punish a newspaper critical of it.

Allan,

Given that the "independent" media advocate is a fixed term (one year I believe) beauracrat How would you feel when the stooge appointed by Labor is replaced with a Liberal stooge? (say Bolt)

Newscorp attained its market share under a series of mergers approved by the Labor government of the time, and has retained its dominance by its aggressive investigative reporting. Its pursuit of Juliar AFTER the AWU resurfaced showed clearly that Gillard had been extremely economical with the truth to cover up her unethical behaviour.

The series of bad policy announcements by Labor in a desperate attempt to garner votes has lead to Labor and Juliar being slightly more popular than an STD.

Alan, love your work, especially when you get the rabid rightwingers frothing at the mouth.

Whatever may be the sins of NewsCorp, they are no excuse to penalise the people of Australia by restricting the right to free speech.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/supergrass-identifies-800-potential-new-victims-of-phonehacking-8538285.html

I love the ABC bashers who whinge without evidence that they are left wing when in fact under Mark Scott they have become an arm of the Murdoch criminal gangsters.

Murdoch's ranters want to be allowed to spew out as many lies and as much hate as they can against their victims of the month and Fairfax these days is little better.

And the only ones who claim it is an assault on free speech are the likes of Akerman and Bolt who wouldn't know the truth if it bit them on the bum.