Rupert Murdoch’s Sky News Australia was recently bounced off the air for five days by Sky New Zealand over its refusal to stop broadcasting graphic video from the shooter who killed 50 people at mosques in Christchurch on March 15. Sky New Zealand is independently owned. ThinkProgress: This was despite calls from the police urging…
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Murdoch channel pulled off air in NZ over its coverage of Christchurch massacre
Rupert Murdoch’s Sky News Australia has been bounced off the air by Sky New Zealand over its refusal to stop broadcasting graphic video from the shooter who killed 50 people at mosques in Christchurch on March 15. Sky New Zealand is independently owned. ThinkProgress: This was despite calls from the police urging anyone broadcasting the…
Trump describes non-white immigrants as 'invaders,' echoing NZ shooter
It’s clear that the New Zealand mosque killer was a big fan of Donald Trump’s efforts to stand “as a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose,” and now his motivations are coming into even sharper focus. And they're eerily similar to the twisted values that animate our pr*sident. In fact, as the world was still…
With no Russian-funded gun lobby in the way, New Zealand swiftly vows to ban assault weapons
At a vigil for the victims of Friday’s horrific terror attack targeting two Christchurch mosques, New Zealand Attorney General David Parker promised a ban on the weapons used by the white supremacist shooter. The crowd in attendance at a vigil at Auckland’s Aotea Square cheered loudly when Attorney-General David Parker said the Government would ban semi-automatic rifles….
Cleveland Trump supporter drives 'Build the Wall' float past NZ shooting vigil
Why does this remind me of every Trump supporter I’ve ever had the misfortune to meet? WOIO TV: A vigil organized by Christians, Jews and Muslims at Cleveland City Hall to remember the 49 killed in Christchurch, New Zealand was interrupted Friday by a President Donald Trump supporter driving a “BUILD THE WALL” float. Mourners looked on…