Halcyon Daze Posted July 13, 2012 I say regulate the bastards like never before! The media is what took us into Iraq and feeds us daily misinformation from the highest bidder, -usually those with a 'make money at any cost' agenda. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/news-to-fight-media-regulation/story-e6frg996-1226425441232 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PositiveHAL Posted July 13, 2012 just do what i do dont consume their media Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qualia Posted July 13, 2012 he won't go to the high court. why? labor is a bunch of snivelling spineless fucks. coalition is....well, so he wont go to the high court, cos he wont need to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qualia Posted July 13, 2012 just do what i do dont consume their media burying your head in the sand isn't going to work. news influences the people who pay the police to enforce the laws they make. closing your eyes and pretending it isn't there isn't going to make it better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PositiveHAL Posted July 13, 2012 if no one is buying their product, they wont have anything to sell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PositiveHAL Posted July 13, 2012 (edited) and besides how does me selectively choosing which media i consume equal "closing my eyes, pretending its not there, burying my head in the sand" wtf? Edited July 13, 2012 by NegativeDave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whitewind Posted July 13, 2012 Yeah I bury my head in the sand on a daily basis, by using alternative media sources to get my information and spread it around the people I know. I refuse to even look at the rubbish plied by massive corporations like News Limited - it only serves to pollute the mind and make you feel angry and disillusioned. If I could factor all the major corporations out of my life, I would. Because it hits them where it hurts - their only relevance is making more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. Fuck them and their money making obsession, it's killing civilisation and it's killing the planet and I refuse to have any part of it. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PositiveHAL Posted July 13, 2012 (edited) thats the spirit Edited July 13, 2012 by NegativeDave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CβL Posted July 13, 2012 It's a bit like the "well I'm not out there spreading AIDS personally, so why should I care? - I've done my part." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PositiveHAL Posted July 13, 2012 hang on i think people need to read over the above posts... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qualia Posted July 13, 2012 the point i was making isn't what media you consume, thats your choice. the point is news ltd. still has big influence over policy makers and the public at large. ignoring them wont make them stop doing what they're doing, which is printing misinformation, propaganda an often time straight out lies. it's not just news either, the shock jock radio also, if not influencing opinion, can encourage the worst elements of society and basically get away scott free (the recent judgement of acma v alan jones as an example). i'll cite another example, the case of andrew bolt vs the anita heiss etc. after that case, and the predictable tirades from the shock journos, tony abbott signalled watering down the racial discrimination laws. it's influence like this, where a journo can print openly racist diatribe and influence politicians to change laws to allow him to continue with impunity which i think simply saying "i don't read it so why bother" is just burying your head in the sand about what the media in australia is and does. but don't ask me what to do about it because i don't know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qualia Posted July 13, 2012 has anyone been following the leveson inquiry in the UK? i think thats a prime example of the kind of relationship the media has with politicians. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halcyon Daze Posted July 13, 2012 (edited) I have a little, I wonder when the shit will hit the fan and 2 prime ministers will go down lol. MORE POPCORN! Did anyone catch the Andrew Bolt show on Gina Reinhart's new TV channel. The first thing he did was deny climate change with a dodgy graph. All courtesy of one of our richest and biggest polluters, Gina Reinhart. What a crock our media is these days. Nothing but pure propaganda, which is just how Hitler deceived a nation. Edited July 13, 2012 by Halcyon Daze 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halcyon Daze Posted July 13, 2012 The right wing media has a hell of a lot more money and power than the left. I wouldn't say that ABC of SBS are particularly biased to the left either, even though they should be, to balance out the other propaganda stations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
∂an Posted July 13, 2012 The fact that many people on this apparently alternative forum link to News Limited articles demonstrates the degree to which their bias is accepted in the community. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shortly Posted July 13, 2012 (edited) I recon the ABC & SBS are drifting to the right, being dragged along with the general trend of society as a whole they just haven't been moving as fast as the private sector media. Where will it end before the pendulum swings back? Anyone seen kyle?? The problem with regulating newslimited is that the regulation wont stop with them, it would inevitability filter through to even the smallest providers ensuring a nice homogenous news environment. As a clever dude i know says uniformity is awesomeness edit spelling Edited July 13, 2012 by shortly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halcyon Daze Posted July 14, 2012 Here he is... BOW TO YOUR LEADER! http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-13/news-limited-boss-ready-for-media-regulation-fight/4129762 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shortly Posted July 14, 2012 Its just all posturing & hot air, with the death of the weekend classifies i cant see newslimited surviving more than a few more years at best, they dont seem keen to abandon their print divisions which are a relic of a bygone era and are dragging them ever faster towards bankruptcy. Over the next decade or so we will probably end up with 2 or three big online news services that probably wont be based here & wont have to comply with an aussie regulator anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zen Peddler Posted July 14, 2012 Abbott will be elected and the propaganda machines will go on imbedding themselves in the political climate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
