Mastodawn

Murdoch dumps Trump, offers partisan coverage to support DeSantis: there it is. The function of ethical/responsible free media in a liberal democracy is to tell the public what is really going on, not to pick a side and propagandise. Rupert is a disgrace to journalism USA/UK/Oz. https://twitter.com/barriecassidy/status/1592323341977026560

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/QuentinDempster/status/1592351834257371136

Barrie Cassidy on Twitter

“So the Murdoch family has already told DeSantis their media empire will back him for president. And still his minions try and tell us they are even handed. This time at least political bias declared ahead of time.”

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Chappo Nov 15, 2022

@mrdenmore yes I'm Australian, not telling me anything but more the issue is people that buy into his absolute garbage media empire, Liverpool is a good case study.

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Woody

Nov 15, 2022

@mrdenmore It was an interesting statement. Essentially, it was a repudiation of the notion of a free and democratic media. It was the statement of an Emperor - allocating favours to his courtiers, withdrawing concessions and directing his slaves as to what line to take in their reporting.