Comments on: James “independent media” Murdoch http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/04/and-the-wankley-goes-to-james-independent-media-murdoch/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:02:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: AR http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/04/and-the-wankley-goes-to-james-independent-media-murdoch/#comment-36653 AR Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:52:49 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/04/and-the-wankley-goes-to-james-independent-media-murdoch/#comment-36653 I think the oxymoronic phrase, "quality mass circulation journalism", ought to be a whole new Wankley award. And expecting anyone to pay for it would be the triumph of banality over bathos. I think the oxymoronic phrase, “quality mass circulation journalism”, ought to be a whole new Wankley award. And expecting anyone to pay for it would be the triumph of banality over bathos.

]]> By: Frank Campbell http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/04/and-the-wankley-goes-to-james-independent-media-murdoch/#comment-36618 Frank Campbell Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:33:31 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/04/and-the-wankley-goes-to-james-independent-media-murdoch/#comment-36618 Hang on, the current capitalist crisis was caused by private corporations, not the BBC, the citizenry or the internet. One minute Citizen Kane was neck deep in money, then he wasn't. Now he's exposed as a monopolist who wants to get rid of one of our few defences against monopoly: public broadcasting. Greed is a many-splendoured thing. Hang on, the current capitalist crisis was caused by private corporations, not the BBC, the citizenry or the internet. One minute Citizen Kane was neck deep in money, then he wasn’t. Now he’s exposed as a monopolist who wants to get rid of one of our few defences against monopoly: public broadcasting.

Greed is a many-splendoured thing.

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