https://www.crikey.com.au/2022/08/22/lachlan-murdoch-letters-crikey-why/
"Absent any feelings about the Murdochs, their ethics or their role in the
media, think about this:
* A small Australian news website publishes an opinion piece about the Trump
presidency and the US Select Committee investigation into the January 6 riot,
briefly (and critically) including the key role of Fox News.
* The article is not dissimilar to thousands of stories published in the US
media about the complicity of Fox News in the Trump presidency and January 6
riots — many of those stories far more accusatory than ours. Indeed, Lachlan
Murdoch described the role of Fox News after the 2020 presidential election as
“the loyal opposition … that’s what our job is now with the Biden
administration”.
* The Murdochs haven’t taken legal action in the US (where Fox News operates)
because they are public figures and can’t successfully sue for defamation over
a matter of public interest under US law, where the constitution protects
freedom of the media.
* Instead, the head of Fox News attempts to use Australian defamation law
against a small Australian publication — Crikey — including a claim that
“persons have approached members of Mr Murdoch’s family, staff and his friends
about the allegations in the article, Crikey tweet and Crikey Facebook post
that he is an unindicted co-conspirator with Donald Trump, and have
specifically queried whether he was the subject of evidence before the House
Select Committee”.
We are publishing these letters because we believe they expose the normally
concealed world of Australian media power, in its most bullying form."
Via Muse.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
