XPost: alt.usage.english, alt.fan.trump, alt.music.country   
   XPost: rec.arts.tv   
   From: HenHanna@devnull.tb   
      
   On 7/21/2024 2:15 PM, HenHanna wrote:   
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   > is  [Sky News Australia]   only on the Web ?   
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   > or in Australia,  is it a TV station   
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   like  CBS, ABC, ...  in the USA?   
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   >            >>>    Sky News Australia is an Australian   
   conservative news   
   > channel owned by News Corp Australia. Originally launched on 19 February   
   > 1996, it broadcasts rolling news coverage throughout the day, while its   
   > prime time lineup is dedicated to opinion-based programs featuring a   
   > line-up of conservative commentators.       Wikipedia   
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   >            they seem so focused on  Kamala Harris....   
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   > On 7/17/2024 3:59 PM, HenHanna wrote:   
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   >>        there's an  Australian  TV station, and their regular   
   feature is   
   >> making fun of  USA's  VP.  (her Giggles, stupid remarks)   
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   >>       i guess... this series had toned down a bit in the last few   
   months?   
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   >>           >>>  A few days ago a touring music group cancelled its   
   >> Newcastle concert at short notice. Not long afterward the remainder of   
   >> its entire Australian tour was cancelled.   
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   >>          It happened because one of the band members had his   
   birthday   
   >> party on stage in Sydney. When the birthday cake arrived, he was   
   >> invited to make a wish.     He said "I hope they don't miss next time".   
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   >>          Apparently the backlash was extreme. There are more Trump   
   >> admirers in this country than I would have guessed.<<<   
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   >> i see...   it's like    the   Dixie-Chicks'  incident  from 20   
   years ago.   
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   >>                  In March 2003, the Dixie Chicks, a hugely   
   popular   
   >> country music group, found themselves in the midst of a massive   
   >> controversy.         While performing in London, lead singer Natalie   
   >> Maines expressed her disapproval of the impending Iraq War and   
   >> President George W. Bush, stating, "We're ashamed that the President   
   >> of the United States is from Texas."   
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   Re: Sky News Australia   
   Newsgroups: alt.usage.english   
     by: Peter Moylan - Mon, 22 Jul 2024 18:40   
      
      
   On 23/07/24 07:51, Silvano wrote:   
      
    > Sorry for the off topic, but I'd like to ask for Peter's comments on   
    >  what I read elsewhere today about Kamala Harris, because he's the   
    > only Australian I can rely on. Other Australians are also welcome.   
    > They know Sky News Australia, unlike me.   
    >   
    > 1. Sky News Australia has started its attacks and misinformation.   
    > Rita Panahi the bastion of bullshit and hate is literally salivating   
    > with hate. The usual racist comments from the echo chamber of hate   
    > that is Sky News.   
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    > 2. I am in the USA and seen some bad channels and Sky News Australia   
    > is a level of cancer I have never seen before. If ISIS had their own   
    > news network it would be more civil than SNA. Hope no sane Aussie   
    > watches it.   
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    > 3. It runs the political and media agenda in Australia.   
      
      
   I can't reply with any level of expertise, because I have never seen a   
   Sky News broadcast. I'm aware that it's a Murdoch company, which means   
   that I'm careful to stay beyond bargepole distance. I'm also aware, from   
   comments by journalists elsewhere, that its main product is   
   misinformation. I think it can be seen in some pubs, probably because it   
   also runs things like football. The thought that some people might be   
   watching it in private homes, without coercion, makes me despair of the   
   general intelligence level.   
      
      
   At one stage it was believed that News Corp would switch to real news   
   once Rupert retired. Now it turns out that his son, the new chairman, is   
   just as far around the twist.   
      
      
   I'm surprised that Sky News Australia is attacking Kamala Harris. What's   
   the point? The number of Australians eligible to vote in the US   
   presidential election can probably be counted on the fingers of one   
   foot. We do have grounds for being scared of Donald Trump, who poses a   
   threat to the whole world, but it seems to me that the Harris issue is   
   purely a domestic matter.   
      
      
   One further point: Sky News Australia is on pay TV, which doesn't seem   
   to have a huge take-up in Australia. Those who aren't happy with   
   free-to-air TV are more likely to put their money into something like   
   NetFlix.   
      
      
   --   
   Peter Moylan       peter@pmoylan.org    http://www.pmoylan.org   
   Newcastle, NSW   
      
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