Murdoch and the far-right

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For the first time ever, individual articles in the media can be linked to far-right recruitment drives. High on the list is reporting from The Australian, in stories about Safe Schools as well as about race. Rick Morton on responsibility and self-reflection in an industry historically bad at both.Guest: Writer and author Rick Morton.Background reading:The Saturday PaperThe MonthlyFor more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au.Correction: This episode has been edited to remove a reference to penis tucking as a "key line" of *The Australian*'s reporting of Safe Schools. Further, the reporting of Safe Schools by *The Australian* included comment and editorials and *7am* did not intend to imply that it was the work of a single reporter.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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