Perceptions Podcasts – Blog Post 2

The second of four blog posts, will be from the podcast On The Media hosted by Bob Garfield. With the episode discussing the impact that climate change played in Australia’s recent bushfires and how if untreated could lead to worse and more consistent fires for Australia in the future. The episode also discussed News Corps role in influencing Australia’s bushfire debate.

Due to the cause of the Australian bushfires being highly debated between climate change and arson due to the domination of conservative press in Australia largely owned by Rupert Murdoch neglecting the opinions of climate change experts. Making this podcast a must view for listeners of Australia to gain an opinion from an impartial American media organisation on the topic.

Listen to the podcast below, and let me know if this has reinforced or altered your perceptions on the cause of the Australian bushfires in the comments below.

Extra information

• Rupert Murdoch owns up to nearly two thirds (2/3) of the media consumed by Australians.
• Bushfires caused an estimated burnt area of 18.6 million hectares.
• Bob Garfield is now accompanied by Brooke Gladstone for the “On the Media” podcast series.

#BCM241 #PerceptionsPodcasts #DigitalArtificat #AustralianBushfires #RuportMurdoch

References

WNYC Studios. 2020. Climate Change, News Corp, And The Australian Fires / On The Media / WNYC Studios. (Online) Available at: <https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/climate-change-news-corp-and-australian-fires&gt;