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[–] No1@aussie.zone 4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Of TV viewership: "Sky News Australia’s reach increased by four percentage points (17%) over the past 12 months"

Fuck!

Boomers, NO! STOP!

[–] StarlightDust@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This isn't just because people just see it on social media. It is because Murdock has a monopoly on the press. What isn't propaganda is clickbait nonsense and a good chunk of the public have noticed, even if that isn't specifically the words they would use.

[–] Davriellelouna@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. I'm not Australian, but I think you still have some very good Australian news organizations:

  • The Sydney Morning Herald

  • The Guardian

  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC

  • Crikey

I believe the real issue is that people are actually attracted to clickbait nonsense.

[–] truxnell@aussie.zone 1 points 10 hours ago

Got any more decent tips for non-shit news sites, especially reasonably unbiased?

My rss feed is always looking for quality canditates

[–] TheLunatickle@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Poor Murdoch sure hope he doesn't pass from shock...