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Fri Sep 6, 2013, 04:30 PM Sep 2013

Australian press watchdog chides Murdoch media

By James Grubel

Aug 27 (Reuters) - Australia's newspaper regulator on Tuesday weighed in on a row over bias by Rupert Murdoch's newspapers in the country's election campaign, telling editors to provide an accurate account of public issues.

The Australian arm of Murdoch's News Corp is the country's dominant newspaper publisher and is responsible for around 70 percent of big city newspaper sales.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has accused Murdoch's Australian newspapers of bias and of campaigning for a change of government at the Sept. 7 elections, while Murdoch has also used social media to press the demand.

Julian Disney, chairman of the Australian Press Council, has written to editors of major newspapers following complaints from the public and the industry over newspaper election reporting.

full: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/27/australia-election-murdoch-idUSL4N0GS3NA20130827

Found this via Media Matters article, " When Rupert Murdoch Takes Over Your Country " by Ari Rabin-Havt (the new morning host on the Sirius XM Progress channel)

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