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Petition Parliament to take action against Murdoch!
The Murdoch Press has long been divisive in its reporting and commentary, but now the Daily Telegraph is apparently willing to manufacture actual incidences of conflict and violence in an Australian community - sending a man into a restaurant to harass and intimidate a waitress.
It is clear that the Murdoch media's campaign to divide Australians is having real world consequences, endangering the safety of the community.
We call on the Australian Parliament to take immediate action to investigate the Daily Telegraph's actions, and use this moment as an opportunity to commit to real media reform.
Our democracy depends on a free and fair media. We demand:
It is clear that the Murdoch media's campaign to divide Australians is having real world consequences, endangering the safety of the community.
We call on the Australian Parliament to take immediate action to investigate the Daily Telegraph's actions, and use this moment as an opportunity to commit to real media reform.
Our democracy depends on a free and fair media. We demand:
- A media landscape for Australia in which journalistic standards of accuracy and are upheld.
- Media ownership is diversified to provide Australians with a broader range of editorial perspective
- Media producers are held accountable for betrayals of trust.
Why is this important?
Journalists from the Daily Telegraph allegedly targeted a well-known Sydney takeaway restaurant, Cairo Takeaway. The restaurant has been a vocal supporter of Palestine on its social media pages.
According to staff at the restaurant, a man wearing a Star of David cap entered, ordered tea, and made a number of provocative comments to a server in an apparent attempt to provoke an argument. When the server attempted to disengage by walking outside, she found a full camera crew from the Daily Telegraph waiting outside the restaurant.
According to a chef at the restaurant the local community came out in support of the staff, and video shows the provocateur and Daily Telegraph newscrew fled with "tails between their legs".
According to staff at the restaurant, a man wearing a Star of David cap entered, ordered tea, and made a number of provocative comments to a server in an apparent attempt to provoke an argument. When the server attempted to disengage by walking outside, she found a full camera crew from the Daily Telegraph waiting outside the restaurant.
According to a chef at the restaurant the local community came out in support of the staff, and video shows the provocateur and Daily Telegraph newscrew fled with "tails between their legs".