Former Australian PM Turnbull Accuses Murdoch Media of Damaging Democracy and Dividing Societies

Rupert Murdoch accused of doing "enormous damage to the democratic world" by former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull.
Turnbull says Murdoch created an "anger-tainment ecosystem" that left the US "angrier and more divided".
Blames News Corp promotion of climate denialism for party removing him as leader.
Says Sky News commercially successful because it kept people watching by "creating division and anger".
Other senior Australian political figures describe Murdoch as "controversial but influential" and his resignation as "end of an era".

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Ex-Australian PM: Murdoch Media Empire Helped Enable Trump's Rise and January 6 Riot

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Former Australian PM Turnbull Accuses Murdoch Media of Damaging Democracy and Dividing Societies

Rupert Murdoch accused of doing "enormous damage to the democratic world" by former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull.
Turnbull says Murdoch created an "anger-tainment ecosystem" that left the US "angrier and more divided".
Blames News Corp promotion of climate denialism for party removing him as leader.
Says Sky News commercially successful because it kept people watching by "creating division and anger".
Other senior Australian political figures describe Murdoch as "controversial but influential" and his resignation as "end of an era".

theguardian.com

Relevant topic timeline:

9/22/2023

Ex-Australian PM: Murdoch Media Empire Helped Enable Trump's Rise and January 6 Riot

9/22/2023

Rupert Murdoch's Influence Spans Continents But Faces Ongoing Scrutiny Over Media Dominance

9/23/2023

Rupert Murdoch: The Controversial Media Mogul Who Built an Empire and Wielded Political Power

9/23/2023

The Rise of Rupert Murdoch: How an Australian Outsider Shook up the British Media World

9/26/2023

MAGA Media Outlets Seek to Overtake Fox News With More Extreme Pro-Trump Lies

9/28/2023

Swisher: Murdoch's Media Empire in its 'Waning Days' and Will Unravel After He Dies