The Dead Cat Revival......... PS. not about cats

[freakiness]

http://www.independentaustralia.net/2013/politics/the-dead-cat-revival/

WHEN THE Gillard Government announced a set of mild reforms to media regulation recently — I had an epiphany.

Why would the long-beleaguered Labor Government announce a set of controversial reforms in the lee of an election? Ones that were designed to produce a visceral response from Australia’s “free press” free marketeer cheer squad — Kerry Stokes, Gina Rinehart and Rupert Murdoch. These are people who were never going to sit blithely by while an almost displaced puce PM brought in unnecessary oversight over their overgrown patch.

Did Gillard and Conroy expect their reforms to get through? I doubt it. There was something else afoot, quite obviously.

Now, I may be proven wrong, but it is my view that this was a coldly calculating shot in a long and intense bout of rope-a-dope that may ultimately prove to be the undoing of her opponent, ‘Punchy’ Tony Abbott, as well as the man in his corner — ‘Coach’ Rupert Murdoch.

Gillard, and her British media adviser, John McTernan, have come up with a plan ‒ a very risky plan, I’ll grant you, but one that just might work ‒ to pit the old media against the new.

Gillard and her new Scottish muse have gambled all they have (which isn’t much, admittedly) that the power of the fifth estate – the new, and generally progressive, online media of the type you are reading now – along with the sway of major social media channels, like Twitter and Facebook, will be enough to overshadow the power of a now openly biased and corrupt old media.

It’s a huge gamble the pair have made — and one with so much at stake for the rest of us.

Why do I say this?

Well, firstly, have you ever wondered why it is that Rupert Murdoch ‒ a filthy rich American citizen who owns 70 per cent of Australia’s press ‒ gives a hoot about what happens to Australia’s media?

[catsnknots]

hahahaha

The Independent Australia stating that the mainstream media is openly biased...

how independent is an online blog site (or a so called news site) when 99% of the articles on it's front "page" are anti coalition??? 

was going to have a read of that site but I find it incredibly to the left... totally biased journalism in you ask me.. 

[lakeland27]

rupert supported Hawke. that is well documented. he supports who he actually likes. in his old age he's become a bit grumpy and paranoid in regard to his empire and the future. he knows the pressure is really on his print interests and his pay tv empire. to cement at least one side to his news brands he's gone for the right , of which there exists large proportion who still cling to his printed material. To shore up his pay TV interests he's gone after the NBN, nobody is going to get free HD streaming of high quality on his watch.

[freakiness]

hahahaha

The Independent Australia stating that the mainstream media is openly biased...

how independent is an online blog site (or a so called news site) when 99% of the articles on it's front "page" are anti coalition??? 

was going to have a read of that site but I find it incredibly to the left... totally biased journalism in you ask me.. 

Ah, the linked article is about Murdoch.

You must be looking at a different front page or just assuming because the articles are not 99% anti coalition.

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[freakiness]

rupert supported Hawke. that is well documented. he supports who he actually likes. in his old age he's become a bit grumpy and paranoid in regard to his empire and the future. he knows the pressure is really on his print interests and his pay tv empire. to cement at least one side to his news brands he's gone for the right , of which there exists large proportion who still cling to his printed material. To shore up his pay TV interests he's gone after the NBN, nobody is going to get free HD streaming of high quality on his watch.

Which is basically what the article is about.

The contributors are independent.

News Corp is not even hiding their sponsorship of the LNP campaign any more.

Did you notice the Herald Sun advertising behind Abbott at the Community Forum last week? 

[lakeland27]

no, i don't have the stomach for those ATM :^O but it reminds me of a bull terrier that you glance at just after it passes. it sticks out in the same way .. in plain view.

[the_great_she_elephant]

Just out of curiosity Cat, where in the media  would you personally turn to if you wanted an unbiased, non partisan commentary on Australian current affairs?

[donnashuggy]

I turn to Al Jazeera for balanced matter of fact reporting, it's just so darn professional.

https://twitter.com/AJEnglish

Just about every other news station is stuck on Boston.

[windrake]

The dead parrot syndrome p.s not about parrots.....

Lame duck PM, nobody's listening, all bets are off, no policy will get through before the election, China isn't taking notice of Miss Gillard, the FTA has been ratcheted back to regional ageements but that won't fly now,  China is trying to strong arm a dead parrot PM into $1 billion invistments or buy ups of Australia land without going through the FIRB.

Roll on Sept. game over kiddo.

[the_great_she_elephant]

Just out of curiosity Windrake, where in the media  would you personally turn to if you wanted an unbiased, non partisan commentary on Australian current affairs?