"Former Australian PM Malcolm #Turnbull says Rupert Murdoch’s ‘anger-tainment’ damaged the #democratic world - Rupert #Murdoch has been accused of doing “enormous damage to the democratic world” by a former #Australian prime minister, as senior political figures in his country of birth greet news of the mogul stepping down as chair of his media empire with scepticism.
Malcolm Turnbull, a former #Liberal prime minister and advocate for a royal commission into the Murdoch media empire, said the media mogul had created an “anger-tainment ecosystem” that had left the #US “angrier and more divided than it’s been at any time since the civil war”.
The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, described Murdoch as a “controversial but influential” figure, while other senior political figures have noted that his decision to step down as chair of #Fox and #NewsCorp – but serve as “chairman emeritus” – will still allow him a “big role” in his media empire."
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/sep/22/former-australian-pm-malcolm-turnbull-comments-rupert-murdoch