Parliamentary inquiry into media diversity is ‘a sham’16/04/2021|4min
Sky News contributor Gemma Tognini says the parliamentary inquiry into media diversity in Australia is a “waste of taxpayers’ money”.
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull at the Senate inquiry on Monday took advantage of parliamentary privilege to compare journalists to terrorists, torturers and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
“It’s not supported by any sort of fact,” Ms Tognini told Sky News Digital Editor Jack Houghton.
“The coverage of Mr Turnbull’s comments to this inquiry for the most part lacked any kind of analysis, any testing, it was really a regurgitation rather than what kind of basis does make one such an extraordinary claim”.
Sky News host Cory Bernardi says US media company CNN is "effectively just a propaganda machine for the left" after Project Veritas caught a network director "boasting about how the network engaged in propaganda".
"Their focus unashamedly was to remove Donald Trump from office. They did this in a two-pronged attack. Firstly, they would concoct stories about Trump to portray him in a negative light and then present images of Biden as a strong and vigorous individual," he said.
"This is clearly more evidence you simply cannot trust what is presented to you by the mainstream media. They are partisan cheerleaders. They create a narrative that suits their agenda. And believe me, it is an agenda.
"This is another case of the left's application of Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals in action; you accuse your opponents of what you are guilty of."
Sky News contributor Gemma Tognini told Mr Bernardi "everything about a news organisat
ABC staff have been threatened with the sack and warned about posting personal views on social media after a journalist made false claims about fallen AFL powerhouse Eddie McGuire on Twitter.
After McGuire resigned as president of Collingwood Football Club on Tuesday, the next day Sally Neighbour, executive producer of ABC s Four Corners, took to Twitter drawing conclusions between his demise and billionaire James Packer s setbacks.
An independent inquiry found that Crown was unsuitable to hold a casino licence due in part to Packer s threats to private equity executive Ben Gray. The casino planned for Barangaroo was intended to be a Packer family monument.
Mark McGowan s pandemic handling is lowest common denominator politics 05/02/2021|9min
Sky News contributor Gemma Tognini says Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan’s handling of the pandemic is “lowest common denominator politics” as the state is set to leave its five day lockdown.
“The narrative here has been constant; ‘we’ve gotta keep you safe, we’ve gotta keep the border shut, we can’t go anywhere’,” she told Sky News host Chris Kenny.
Ms Tognini said the $500 electricity credit the WA government is giving to business owners will not help as it is estimated the hospitality sector lose $10 million a day.
Sky News contributor Gemma Tognini says what is being seen in Western Australia is a "knee-jerk reaction" to a "lack of preparedness".
Greater Perth, the Peel region and the South West are all under a five-day lockdown after a security guard tested positive to coronavirus in the state.
Under the new full lockdown there are only four reasons to leave one’s home which include essential shopping, medical or healthcare needs – including compassionate requirements – exercise for only one hour with one other person, and work if you cannot work at home.
Ms Tognini told Sky News host Chris Kenny that what is unfolding is an "absolute farce".
"It's a bureaucratic response developed by people that have no experience in the real economy and no skin in the game, and who are still going to get paid this week," she said.