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Democracy and diversity: media ownership in Australia : Comments

By David Vadori, published 11/6/2014

To protect democracy, governments have an obligation to detect and remove political bias within the media. It is essential that the media act as a safe-haven for political neutrality.

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Extremely well argued David!
Democracy is safe, if it can be left in hands such as yours!
A++!
Rhrosty.
Posted by Rhrosty, Wednesday, 11 June 2014 10:26:52 AM
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Yes clearly a man should be selected with no political views, like Sir Peter Cosgrove, to monitor all media articles, sack all offending journalists and draft them into the Army.

Rupert Murdoch digging trenches I say!
Posted by plantagenet, Wednesday, 11 June 2014 11:24:15 AM
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The argument mounted in this article lost me in the second paragraph. The methodology used to frame the argument is based on the market acceptance of Murdoch's papers in Australia. That Murdoch's papers are read by 59% of the punters is a sad reflection on the left-wing media such as Fairfax and the ABC, and is no way an example of media concentration due to some perceived unfair process within our society.

People like me are prepared to pay Murdoch so that we may read the views of Andrew Bolt, Terry McCrann, Piers Akermann and Janet Albrechtsen. I feel cheated when I have to pay to NOT read the drivel of Laurie Oakes and Fairfax failures such as Shaun Carney i get served up to me in he "Herald-Sun". This morning I really enjoyed Jeff Kennett's article on the Vic State Gov't dilemma with Jeff Shaw. Kennett argued logically and coherently whereas we only hear lies from the left-wing press.

Geoffrey Kelley
Posted by geoffreykelley, Wednesday, 11 June 2014 11:44:50 AM
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Yes Pete, and may it be your hands holding the loaded rifle, with bayonet fixed, that forces said gentleman to comply.
I'm not 100% convinced that would work however, given the place where you might point said rifle, is a huge repository, filled with many, stick it up your repository Mac, historical treasures?
And where a rife and indeed perhaps its carrier, could be lost for years, decades even, in those corridors of power, in what must be something like doctor who's Tardis?
You'll Have a nice day now, y'hear.
Rhrosty.
Posted by Rhrosty, Wednesday, 11 June 2014 11:45:08 AM
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@Rhrosty.

I understand you have plenty of room cobb to insert said rifle sideways :)

@Geoffrey

Unaware that the Fairfax media were leftwing rather than outstandingly accurate and centrist. Should they join Dirty Digger Murdoch under the bed?

Pete
Posted by plantagenet, Wednesday, 11 June 2014 4:24:32 PM
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The government had better hurry up and regulate ownership of newspapers soon, while there are still any newspapers remaining to regulate. Perhaps when the last newspaper disappears, the Communications Department will give back some of the taxes they have spent on pursuing this chimera. What are the odds?
Posted by Jon J, Wednesday, 11 June 2014 4:36:26 PM
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Hi Jon J,

Doesn't matter if the print media totally shifts to internet or other delivery modes.

The Government's broadcasting "policy" is currently a support system for Murdoch's media (including newspaper) interests.

Murdoch or his many staffers can ring up the Minister or the Communications Department demanding a briefing on sensitive matters and Murdoch will get it. see http://www.communications.gov.au/television/commercial_tv

The Government, after all, relied on Murdoch, to get elected. If Murdoch shifts his allegiance to Labor - Labor will win next.
Posted by plantagenet, Wednesday, 11 June 2014 5:13:19 PM
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The only thing government should have to do with the media is nothing.

They should get the hell out of the way, closing their ABC as they go.

God the left must be desperate when they have to use the children to try to push their propaganda.
Posted by Hasbeen, Wednesday, 11 June 2014 5:46:33 PM
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Well, David, who do you propose as the thought policeman?
600 years ago it used to b the Pope who decided what was good or bad, biased or fair. Wrong thoughts led to a lovely death by fire at the stake.
In 1498 the Pope issued an edict that Exodus 20;18 be enforced:= "Thou shall suffer a witch to live." that was followed by thousands of deaths at the stake, predominantly little old ladies. Without a welfare net single women scratched a living by playing on superstitions of the ignorant populace, casting curses, "curing" ills, selling love potions. Dissatisfied customers resorted to the ancient equivalent of the Consumer Affairs Bureau= i.e the stake and lots of dry wood.

What arrogance for you seek to have anyone dictate how other people are to think and to express themselves!
Posted by Old Man, Wednesday, 11 June 2014 10:07:23 PM
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I see we have a perfectly formed little lefty in secondary student, David. He'll go on to parrot even more such stuff when he gets to university and finds everybody there agrees with his lefty views. One day he'll pop out into the real world and, if he's as smart as he seems, he'll flush everything he believes down the dunny and start again.

He could start with simple freedom of speech, the most fundamental human right that is everybody's ... even Rupert's.

He may even learn that his idea of giving power over the press to government has led to one or two little mishaps in the past.
Posted by Captain Col, Wednesday, 11 June 2014 10:54:11 PM
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The author is obviously a little behind the times. He no longer has an incompetent Labor government to cover up for, so punishing dissenting voices is not quite so fashionable.

If he is determined to deal with bias, perhaps he could acknowledge that Murdoch's media publish a diversity of voices, while Fairfax has driven out pretty much all of the rational right, and the ABC has so little interest in balance they have driven away 90% of the Australian public. Apparently their ethics are based on an imperative for moral posturing in front of their peers rather than serving truth to the public.

Which is more moral - pressing honest opinion on your own money, or taking a billion dollars from the taxes and pensions of the working people and the poor, to give six-figure salaries to moral poseurs accountable to no-one, in contravention of the founding law of your organisation?
Posted by ChrisPer, Thursday, 12 June 2014 7:22:01 AM
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Davids's clearest statement: "To protect democracy, governments have an obligation to detect and remove political bias within the media."

David if that were true, there would be nothing left of the ABC but a smoking crater. This idea looks like some sophomoric joke, but is a real step toward totalitarianism.

David, your assertion is false. The only part of media which our Government has an obligation to police fairness in, is the ABC, and they have failed spectacularly in that responsibility.
Posted by ChrisPer, Thursday, 12 June 2014 7:47:13 AM
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