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ScoMo pursued a policy of intense government propaganda against Djokovic, not because Djokovic or his ideas were a danger, but because it gave him the opportunity to shape public opinion ahead of the election. In fact, a practice for ScoMo ministry of propaganda ahead of the coming election.
ScoMo succeeded beyond his wildest expectations. Despite failing on the first attempt to deport Djokovic, they used the exceptional unchallengeable power of the minister to deport Djokovic in an unjust manner.
However, the biggest win of the Djokovic incident for ScoMo was the total control of all the media in the campaign of vilification of Djokovic.
Djokovic was not a danger to Australia. ScoMo's success in the manipulation of the media was the greatest danger to Australia.
https://www.academia.sg/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/SageJOURNALISMMDPieceonFunding.pdf
ScoMo succeeded beyond his wildest expectations. Despite failing on the first attempt to deport Djokovic, they used the exceptional unchallengeable power of the minister to deport Djokovic in an unjust manner.
However, the biggest win of the Djokovic incident for ScoMo was the total control of all the media in the campaign of vilification of Djokovic.
Djokovic was not a danger to Australia. ScoMo's success in the manipulation of the media was the greatest danger to Australia.
https://www.academia.sg/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/SageJOURNALISMMDPieceonFunding.pdf
Control the money, control
the media: How government
uses funding to keep media in line
Marius Dragomir
Central European University (CEU), Hungary
Abstract
The media industry has been ravaged by the economic crises. Some media, mainly those
covering tabloid fare and digitally savvier than others or those backed by deep-pocketed
investors, are surviving or even thriving. But independent journalism outfits, particularly
outside the Western world, have been grappling with serious financial problems. This
article is an analysis of how government uses funding, directly and indirectly, to capture
the media. It describes trends in how governments use funding to control media by
not financing independent journalism, but choosing to fund instead media outlets that
advance the government agenda and the interests of its allies and supporters, either
political groups or businesses. ...