Racism. Human Rights Commission to investigate News Corp journos
The Australian Human Rights Commission has upheld a number of complaints about discrimination and racial hatred against NewsCorp and many of its journalists.
The complaint covers a total of 81 publications and publications. News Company and sales points Sky NewS, Australia, Daily Telegraph And HeraldSun. It also includes the names of 26 journalists and commentators, including Andrew Bolt, Caleb Bond, Chris Kenny, Erin Molan, Rita Panahi and Steve Price.
Birchgrove Legal, which represents the 11 complainants, cites propaganda stories without supporting evidence (for example, claims of baby beheadings have been debunked), dehumanisation of Palestinians, trivialization of the IDF’s atrocities and discrimination against Muslims of Arab descent in Australia “which has caused the multicultural experiment to fail”.
Complainants seeking responsibility for harm caused include University of NSW Associate Professor Peter Slezak, President of the Australian Palestine Advocacy Network Nasser Mashni and Actor/Producer Claudia Karvan.
Mashni said: “News Corp has relentlessly argued that Palestinians do not deserve protection from violence. They have never apologized for spreading Israeli propaganda of brutality against beheaded babies, even after it was proven false.”
This goes far beyond bad journalism.
“The Jewish people face a profound moral challenge because these actions are committed in our name. Those of us who speak out against them are positioned as traitors and a danger to our own people,” Slezak said.
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Kim Wingerei is a businessman turned author and commentator. He is passionate about freedom of expression, human rights, democracy and the politics of change. Originally from Norway, Kim has lived in Australia for 30 years. Author of ‘Why Democracy is Broken – A Blueprint for Change’.
