News Corp awaits Senate inquiry call
A Senate inquiry into media diversity is expected to call News Corp Australia executives and editors as it examines the ‘independence and reliability’ of the press.
A Senate inquiry into media diversity is expected to call News Corp Australia executives and editors as it examines the “independence and reliability” of the press.
The inquiry, established by Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young, will also look into the dominance of Facebook and Google and the loss of small publishers.
News Corp Australasia executive chairman Michael Miller said the company “has been a participant in at least nine media inquiries held over the past decade”. “As always, we will continue to constructively engage in these important conversations,” he said.
Senator Hanson-Young said she had pushed for the inquiry — which is due to report by November 2021 — after Labor MP Andrew Leigh tabled in parliament a petition calling for a royal commission into media diversity.
The petition, started by former prime minister Kevin Rudd, specifically targets News Corp Australia, the publisher of The Australian.
Mr Rudd and fellow former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull are likely to be called before the inquiry, Senator Hanson-Young told Guardian Australia on Wednesday.
Senator Hanson-Young will chair the inquiry.
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