History students call it the “Great Man” theory — the tendency to simplify historical events down to the whims of the powerful.
Concentrated media ownership
Crikey Says: There’s a reason we regulate for media diversity
Crikey Says: The boys are back in town
Paranoid? Who, us? Some commentators think so. One in particular accused Crikey of being “nutjob paranoid” about the Murdoch dominance of our media.
Crikey Says: Crikey says: did we mention Lachlan Murdoch?
When it comes to concentration of media ownership in Australia, the more things change the more they stay the same.
Is going private the answer to media woes?
Perhaps private ownership of media, certainly in the difficult conditions our industry is facing at present, may be preferable, writes Jonathan Este.
