How has Rupert Murdoch put his interests over those of the public?
Hear from leading media commentator and author Matthew Ricketson on the rise of media manipulation and its impact on democracy.
- Place: Bargoonga Nganjin, North Fitzroy Library,
- Date: Wednesday 21 October
- Time: 6 pm – 7.30pm
- Free, but please register
Matthew will be in conversation with Jennifer Bowen, followed by an audience Q & A – bring your questions!
Matthew Ricketson is one of Australia’s leading media academics and a regular contributor to The Conversation. He is Professor of Communication at Deakin University in Australia has worked on staff at The Age, The Australian, The Sunday Herald and Time Australia magazine. He has won several awards, including the George Munster national prize for freelance journalism. He is the author or editor of seven books, including Who Needs the ABC?:Why taking it for granted is no longer an option, co-authored with Patrick Mullins in 2022. In 2011 he was appointed by the federal government to assist Ray Finkelstein QC in an Independent Inquiry into the Media and Media Regulation, which reported in 2012.
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