The state of Victoria, Australia has banned broadcasting of Sky News from the underground loop stations in Melbourne's train network.
The ban comes after Sky (owned by Rupert Murdoch's NewsCorp) broadcast an interview with far-right activist Blair Cottrell. Cottrell, the leader of the United Patriots Front, has convictions for arson, burglary and racial vilification, has advocated violence against women and has called for portraits of Adolf Hitler to be hung in school classrooms.
Victoria's transport minister, Jacinta Allen, has defended the decision against claims of censorship, stating that "Hatred and racism have no place on our screens or in our community." ... "If people want to watch Sky News in their own homes, they can do that to their heart's content," she said. "Any material that uses our public transport assets to promote itself needs to be appropriate."
(Score: 4, Interesting) by DannyB on Thursday August 16 2018, @03:32PM
Very FoxNews like. Thanks for clarifying that.
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You make that very clear. I agree there is a point where there is more than enough media attention.
I think this was one of Trump's tactics, whether intentional or not. For more than a year leading up to the 2016 election, Trump was headline news every day because he somehow managed to say things more outrageous than the previous day. As we should know by now, there is no bottom. People who support him, like Cottrell, will continue to support him. Especially if led there by inches instead of miles. The vast majority might not want Nazi pictures in classrooms, but they are willing to go there little by little, bit by bit, without even realizing it.
So yeah, there is a point where enough media and linkable sources are enough.
People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.