Rupert Murdoch: Global media mogul, born in Australia, now an American citizen. Head of News Corp, often rebuked for its manipulative media monopoly in Australia.
Rupert Murdoch – destroyer of democracy – Australian style
Mr Murdoch, no fool whatever his other failings, realised very early on that – just like a large shareholding in a company leads to control of the company – 70% media saturation can be turned into 100% control of political discourse.
… so writes David Horton in Independent Australia on 22 May 2013 headed :
Rupert Murdoch’s journalistic cancer