Judge fumes as Private Media proposes new defence against Murdoch
In an interlocutory hearing of its defamation case against New Corp’s chairman Lachlan Murdoch, Crikey’s owner Private Media has looked to connect its defence and an ongoing lawsuit against Fox News in the US.
According to ABC, The Federal Court heard on Tuesday that Private Media had asked to update its defence for the fourth time. This was in response to amended claims from Murdoch’s team last December, which sought to expand the scope of the case.
Seems like the Murdoch’s may be influencing the judges decision. The recent events in the USA whereby Rupert Murdoch stated under oath, unequivocally, that the Murdoch Media made a commercial choice to continue telling outright lies to their audience in order to make more money. The sad part about this, is that Murdoch’s Audience love being lied to. Sounds insane, but it’s the only rational explanation. Cheers from Michael. Australia.