Australia has one of the most concentrated media markets in the world, and that concentration could worsen as Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp launches a new service. Today, Mike Seccombe, on how the Australian Associated Press was nearly shut down, and now faces the prospect of being starved out.



Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe.




Background reading: Murdoch grab: The other story behind AAP’s sale in The Saturday Paper




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Australia has one of the most concentrated media markets in the world, and that concentration could worsen as Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp launches a new service. Today, Mike Seccombe, on how the Australian Associated Press was nearly shut down, and now faces the prospect of being starved out. Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe. Background reading: <a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/media/2020/09/12/murdoch-grab-the-other-story-behind-aaps-sale/159983280010404">Murdoch grab: The other story behind AAP’s sale</a> in The Saturday Paper See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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Australia has one of the most concentrated media markets in the world, and that concentration could worsen as Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp launches a new service. Today, Mike Seccombe, on how the Australian Associated Press was nearly shut down, and now ...

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