Is Murdoch media facing a reckoning in Australia? | The Listening Post

In Australia, more than half a million people have signed a petition demanding their government investigate the Murdoch media empire and the influence it has on their lives.

Contributors:

Rodney Tiffen - Author, Rupert Murdoch: A Reassessment

Richard Cooke - Contributing editor, The Monthly

Sally Young - Professor of political science, University of Melbourne

Margaret Simons - Investigative journalist

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Richard Gizbert speaks to producer Tariq Nafi about the ongoing debate in France about secularism and free speech. President Emmanuel Macron does not like some of the coverage.

India: The mounting challenges for journalists in Uttar Pradesh

The Listening Post’s Meenakshi Ravi looks at how an attempt to cover up a horrific gang rape has shed light on the dangers of doing journalism in India’s most populous region, Uttar Pradesh.

Contributors:

Shivam Vij - Writer, The Print

Siddharth Varadarajan - Founding editor, The Wire

Neha Dixit - Investigative journalist and author

Vijay Vineet - News editor, Jansandesh Times

00:00 Intro
02:08 Murdoch’s Reckoning
11:29 Secularism in France
14:03 Uttar Pradesh’s Media Crackdown
24:31 Endnote

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