More than 500,000 Australians demand probe into Rupert Murdoch’s media empire

More than 500,000 Australians demand probe into Rupert Murdoch’s media empire

The petition to parliament was launched by former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd a little over three weeks ago and closed on Wednesday. It calls for a Royal Commission — Australia’s highest form of public inquiry — to “investigate threats to media diversity.” It also accused media businesses of encouraging “deliberately polarizing and politically manipulated … Read more