A senior News Corp Australia executive has defended the climate science denier, saying its news stories are not part of a “dential machine” that spreads misinformation.
News Corp Australia’s Executive Chairtive, speaking to a Senate inquiry on climate and acknowledgment of Australia’s words to reach Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Ememsions.
COMMUNITY CHAIR, Green Senator Peter Kung Wilson, Miller asked “Why are you climate politicians” and said the news CORP “[relies] In many areas of opinion from many people climate diseases. “
“I hope you’re not suggesting we should censor it?” Miller replied.
“This country has a good democracy and healthy debate and to answer your question there are people who have different opinions to your own but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a voice.”
Miller said the company is “expressing a range of views” and “to say we are declarative, I need to have a debate in this country and that’s what we’re going to do.”
Whish-Wilson said many submissions claim that News Corp Australia is part of a “climate client” that includes PR firms, consultancies.
Asked if News Corp was part of that machine, Miller said: “No. We are part of a debate machine maybe, but not a dential machine.”
News Sky News Sky News was previously identified as a global hub for the analysis of the analysis of Instarcic Dialoge in 2022. The company rejected that analysis.
In a submission to the inquiry, climate action against disinformation – a coalition of groups working to prevent news publications than the readers of some who read other outlets.
A submission from the not-for-profit Climate Change Australia to the 22 most read Online Outlets.
Those with the highest levels of misinformation, the submission claimed, were Australian news outlets, including The Australian and Sky News.
Asked by Labor Senator Michelle Ananda-Rajah to respond to the analysis, Miller said: “How to account for misinformation. An opinion that disagrees.”
Campbell Reid, Corp Corp Australia’s executive director of corporate affairs, policy and government relations, also defended the company’s reporting on the 2019 and 2020 Black Sminter Bockfires.
A story in Australia, shared by Donald Trump Jr, suggested that Arson was a major cause of the fire. The Australian Press Council said after an inquiry that the article was not misleading.
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An expert said that the story helped to mislead the world’s perception that arson – instead of climate change – was the main reason behind the fires.
During the fires, a CORP CORP employee sent an email accusing the company of spreading false information about the fires.
Emily Townsend, a commercial finance manager at News Corp, wrote: “I know that I cannot continue working for this company, knowing that I am contributing to the spread of climate change and lies.”
Miller rejected Townsign’s claim and said that the News reported 3333 stories about bushfires and 12% mentioned climate change and 5% mentioned arson.
It is asked whether there is coordination throughout the Corp of the news with the views of the opponents of the public – a weak climate movement – and each of its masthead decisions.
Miller was also asked about James Murdoch’s 2020 resignation from the board of news corp and the “continued denial” he said there was in Australian outlets.
Miller said: “Climate change is real, I’m on the record for that. So there’s Rupert Murdoch and so is Lachlan’s Murdoch.
“I don’t believe James Murdoch is reading our headlines to come to that conclusion. He may be reading social media.
“If he picks up the phone and asks me to give him a more detailed answer.”