Download Quarterly Essay 43: Bad News: Murdoch's Australian and the Shaping of The Nation AudioBook Free
This year has seen unprecedented scrutiny of Rupert Murdoch's empire in Britain. But how about in Australia, where he owns 70 % of the press? In Bad Information, Robert Manne investigates Murdoch's lead politics speech here, the Australian newspapers, and how it shapes debate. Since 2002, under the editorship of Chris Mitchell, the Australian has come to see itself as judge, jury and would-be executioner of leaders and insurance policies. Is this an unhealthy case of power without responsibility? In some devastating circumstance studies, Manne examines the paper's promotions resistant to the Rudd government and more recently the Greens, its weather change coverage and its ruthless quest for its opponents and critics. Manne also considers the standards of the paper and its impact more generally. This fantastic article is part profound research and part brilliant portrait of what goes on when a newspapers goes rogue.
