Rivals join forces to free Australian press
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It’s a rare show of unification to see fiercely competitive media giants fighting for the same cause. That’s what happened today when CEO of News Limited John Hartigan unveiled a new campaign called Australia’s Right to Know. Everyone from Fairfax to the ABC to Sky News has jumped on board to stop what they call ‘the erosion of press freedom in Australia.’ Australia ranks 39th in an international world press freedom index, behind Bosnia and Ghana. Chairman of the Press Council, Professor Ken McKinnon told the Wire’s Alex Parry today’s campaign launch was unprecedented
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