Of all the worst legacies of the Murdochification of media is that being an enormous dick is now a very lucrative profession.
September 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Of all the worst legacies of the Murdochification of media is that being an enormous dick is now a very lucrative profession.
Need to update this from May - Nine shares down 45% in 12 months, hit 64c on Friday. AFR chief jumps - or something. Head of broadcasting & streaming made redundant, that part of the biz now run by CEO with no prior broadcasting experience.
Board still gets paid.
michaelwest.com.au/budget-hyste...
Board still gets paid.
michaelwest.com.au/budget-hyste...
Budget hysteria. The Murdochification of Nine's papers in full swing - Michael West
The media campaign against the Federal Budget is unprecedented, not for its vehemence but uniformity across Murdoch and Nine papers.
michaelwest.com.au
September 29, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Need to update this from May - Nine shares down 45% in 12 months, hit 64c on Friday. AFR chief jumps - or something. Head of broadcasting & streaming made redundant, that part of the biz now run by CEO with no prior broadcasting experience.
Board still gets paid.
michaelwest.com.au/budget-hyste...
Board still gets paid.
michaelwest.com.au/budget-hyste...
Budget furore evokes the Murdochisation of Nine. Will they end up merging? Media must-read @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social
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Budget hysteria. The Murdochification of Nine's papers in full swing - Michael West
The media campaign against the Federal Budget is unprecedented, not for its vehemence but uniformity across Murdoch and Nine papers.
michaelwest.com.au
May 27, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Budget furore evokes the Murdochisation of Nine. Will they end up merging? Media must-read @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social
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Murdochification. The long way of saying being fu_ked. #auspol
Need to update this from May - Nine shares down 45% in 12 months, hit 64c on Friday. AFR chief jumps - or something. Head of broadcasting & streaming made redundant, that part of the biz now run by CEO with no prior broadcasting experience.
Board still gets paid.
michaelwest.com.au/budget-hyste...
Board still gets paid.
michaelwest.com.au/budget-hyste...
Budget hysteria. The Murdochification of Nine's papers in full swing - Michael West
The media campaign against the Federal Budget is unprecedented, not for its vehemence but uniformity across Murdoch and Nine papers.
michaelwest.com.au
September 29, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Murdochification. The long way of saying being fu_ked. #auspol
I liked sports more when media figures weren’t making themselves the news.
It’s the Murdochification of media of all types.
It’s the Murdochification of media of all types.
March 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I liked sports more when media figures weren’t making themselves the news.
It’s the Murdochification of media of all types.
It’s the Murdochification of media of all types.
#Enshiffication of political coverage seems aligned with the #Murdochification of UK media since 1980s...
June 22, 2026 at 12:02 PM
#Enshiffication of political coverage seems aligned with the #Murdochification of UK media since 1980s...
Budget hysteria. The Murdochification of Nine’s papers in full swing https://michaelwest.com.au/budget-hysteria-the-murdochification-of-nines-papers-in-full-swing/ #auspol
Budget hysteria. The Murdochification of Nine's papers in full swing - Michael West
The media campaign against the Federal Budget is unprecedented, not for its vehemence but uniformity across Murdoch and Nine papers.
michaelwest.com.au
May 27, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Budget hysteria. The Murdochification of Nine’s papers in full swing https://michaelwest.com.au/budget-hysteria-the-murdochification-of-nines-papers-in-full-swing/ #auspol
Murdochification - if you can’t destroy them white ant them!
May 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Murdochification - if you can’t destroy them white ant them!
Its all part of the ABC Murdochification /privatisation strategy. Lose the old listeners through disgust, while preventing new takeup by panning it from multiple sources, yet Murdoch journos happily taking up roles. Why,I wonder? Cos they're sitting pretty for the handover.
November 21, 2024 at 3:31 AM
Its all part of the ABC Murdochification /privatisation strategy. Lose the old listeners through disgust, while preventing new takeup by panning it from multiple sources, yet Murdoch journos happily taking up roles. Why,I wonder? Cos they're sitting pretty for the handover.
As the latest import from NewsCorp, Clare Armstrong reinforces the Murdochification of the ABC.
She has softened her style a little, to adopt the public broadcaster's more restrained bias in favour of a fascistic status quo.
She has softened her style a little, to adopt the public broadcaster's more restrained bias in favour of a fascistic status quo.
January 22, 2026 at 2:22 AM
As the latest import from NewsCorp, Clare Armstrong reinforces the Murdochification of the ABC.
She has softened her style a little, to adopt the public broadcaster's more restrained bias in favour of a fascistic status quo.
She has softened her style a little, to adopt the public broadcaster's more restrained bias in favour of a fascistic status quo.
Just seen The Times have run a story describing a couple’s house as a “Love Nest”, a phrase I don’t think I’ve seen since looking at The Sun or The Daily Star in the nineties. The Murdochification of the paper continues, obviously.
September 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Just seen The Times have run a story describing a couple’s house as a “Love Nest”, a phrase I don’t think I’ve seen since looking at The Sun or The Daily Star in the nineties. The Murdochification of the paper continues, obviously.
Australia, land of #monopoly and #Duopoly. Slipping ever deeper into the muck.
#pressfreedom
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#pressfreedom
#auspol
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Budget hysteria. The Murdochification of Nine's papers in full swing - Michael West
The media campaign against the Federal Budget is unprecedented, not for its vehemence but uniformity across Murdoch and Nine papers.
michaelwest.com.au
May 27, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Australia, land of #monopoly and #Duopoly. Slipping ever deeper into the muck.
#pressfreedom
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/budget-hyste...
#pressfreedom
#auspol
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Did they debate the Murdochification of the Media? #AuspolisBroken
August 9, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Did they debate the Murdochification of the Media? #AuspolisBroken
Sad as Murdochification of the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).
It would seem the goal of the ABC Board, ABC Management, and the ABC News director is the enshittification of our once-trusted ABC. 😔 #ourABC
November 26, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Sad as Murdochification of the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).
The murdochification of our news media should not be permitted in a free country. Lewis needs to go back to England. Bezos should put the paper in a trust. I’m too polite to say where Murdoch should go. I really miss some good WaPo journalists but won’t resubscribe not even for .50 a week
December 18, 2024 at 11:16 AM
The murdochification of our news media should not be permitted in a free country. Lewis needs to go back to England. Bezos should put the paper in a trust. I’m too polite to say where Murdoch should go. I really miss some good WaPo journalists but won’t resubscribe not even for .50 a week
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We asked for a media RC
Instead
We get worsening Stage 4 Media Cancer:
“The media campaign against the Federal Budget is unprecedented, not for its vehemence but it’s uniformity across Murdoch and Nine Entertainment organs. Michael Pascoe fears for the future.”
We asked for a media RC
Instead
We get worsening Stage 4 Media Cancer:
“The media campaign against the Federal Budget is unprecedented, not for its vehemence but it’s uniformity across Murdoch and Nine Entertainment organs. Michael Pascoe fears for the future.”
Budget hysteria. The Murdochification of Nine's papers in full swing - Michael West
The media campaign against the Federal Budget is unprecedented, not for its vehemence but uniformity across Murdoch and Nine papers.
michaelwest.com.au
May 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM
michaelwest.com.au/budget-hyste...
We asked for a media RC
Instead
We get worsening Stage 4 Media Cancer:
“The media campaign against the Federal Budget is unprecedented, not for its vehemence but it’s uniformity across Murdoch and Nine Entertainment organs. Michael Pascoe fears for the future.”
We asked for a media RC
Instead
We get worsening Stage 4 Media Cancer:
“The media campaign against the Federal Budget is unprecedented, not for its vehemence but it’s uniformity across Murdoch and Nine Entertainment organs. Michael Pascoe fears for the future.”
the De-Murdochification of the world's English Speaking Media will take decades.
December 7, 2024 at 12:49 PM
the De-Murdochification of the world's English Speaking Media will take decades.
And the de-murdochification of Australian media will be a long hard fought war
The ABC Ombudsman has now concluded that this article, which:
- falsely claimed 8 million+ Australians are on income support
- falsely claimed sick leave is an income support payment
is NOT in breach of the ABC's editorial guidelines. Goodness me
www.abc.net.au/about/ombuds...
- falsely claimed 8 million+ Australians are on income support
- falsely claimed sick leave is an income support payment
is NOT in breach of the ABC's editorial guidelines. Goodness me
www.abc.net.au/about/ombuds...
May 27, 2026 at 3:36 AM
And the de-murdochification of Australian media will be a long hard fought war
Doesn't help that the Murdochification of news outlets has diminished trust in the profession by lowering journalistic standards to *waves at the gutter* (which is obvs not the fault of individual journalists)
It's a huge issue here in Australia and afaict in the US and UK as well
It's a huge issue here in Australia and afaict in the US and UK as well
July 7, 2023 at 12:04 AM
Doesn't help that the Murdochification of news outlets has diminished trust in the profession by lowering journalistic standards to *waves at the gutter* (which is obvs not the fault of individual journalists)
It's a huge issue here in Australia and afaict in the US and UK as well
It's a huge issue here in Australia and afaict in the US and UK as well
"Time and again dodgy claims were headlined across Murdoch and Nine papers, the only difference being that Nine tended to include Treasury rebuttals, while Murdoch’s tabloids don’t bother."
Michael Pascoe
@michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
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Michael Pascoe
@michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/budget-hyste...
Budget hysteria. The Murdochification of Nine's papers in full swing - Michael West
The media campaign against the Federal Budget is unprecedented, not for its vehemence but uniformity across Murdoch and Nine papers.
michaelwest.com.au
May 27, 2026 at 2:08 PM
"Time and again dodgy claims were headlined across Murdoch and Nine papers, the only difference being that Nine tended to include Treasury rebuttals, while Murdoch’s tabloids don’t bother."
Michael Pascoe
@michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/budget-hyste...
Michael Pascoe
@michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
michaelwest.com.au/budget-hyste...
