Bolt: Is Rinehart’s Ten investment aimed at turning it into an Australian Fox News?
The Ten Network may become a vehicle to promote the commercial interests of the mining industry, News Ltd writer Andrew Bolt has claimed.
In his column today, Bolt claims to have inside information – although he says he can’t disclose the source – on the intentions of mining billionnaire Gina Rinehart who this week unexpectedly bought a 10% stake in Ten. Raising the possibility of a news operation similar to the conservative-leaning Fox News in the US, Bolt says:
“My strong and not entirely uninformed hunch is that much bigger issues are at play involving our country’s future and threats to the wealth we’ve taken for granted.
“I can’t disclose just why I suspect that, but read for yourself a clue in the terse statement put out by Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting on Monday: ‘Our company group is interested in making an investment towards the media business given its importance to the nation’s future and has selected Channel 10 for this investment.’
interesting times but what does it mean for the 7pm project?
Will the 7pm Project now be hosted by Gina and Twiggy Forrest?
classic stuff from one of Australia’s top imagination-based commentators
#lolbolt
Seriously, if you were going to pick a station as a mouthpiece for resource issues, would you choose the one with Masterchef and Neighbours?
Re “classic stuff from one of Australia’s top imagination-based commentators”: Bolt may have many faults but failing to keep in touch with the right-wing power structure is not among them.
Furthermore, there are similar whispers in the Oz today; looks like at least two people got the same briefing.
We’re doomed! Dooooooomed!
Guess that will mean Simpsons 24hrs a day to cater for the lower IQ market.
People who watch the Simpson are dumb Nathan? Care to clarify, or are you too busy reading the 1972 annual of Encyclopedia Brittanica?
Whatever you think about Bolt, his readers aren’t to keen on Rupert’s iPad revolution. Not keen at all.
http://blogs.news.com.au/heral.....mmentsmore
Good on Bolt for putting up so many comments that get stuck into the rag he works for.
Bolt goes nuts