Rupert Murdoch, 89, warns that 'awful woke orthodoxy' is 'suppressing freedom of speech in a wave of censorship' as he receives lifetime achievement award and says 'I'm far from done'
Rupert Murdoch has warned of the dangers of censorship and curtailing of debate, saying that an 'awful woke orthodoxy' is stifling dissent and hampering societies' ability to reach their true potential. The 89-year-old media mogul made his remarks in a speech that was recorded before Christmas and broadcast on Saturday as he was awarded a lifetime achievement award from The Australia Day Foundation, a British non-profit. Murdoch, born in Melbourne, Australia, noted that a 'lifetime achievement award does have an air of finality, almost of closure.' He said that his career, which 'began in a smoke-filled Adelaide newsroom, is still in motion.' Rupert Murdoch gave an acceptance speech to thank The Australia Day Foundation and said that an 'awful woke orthodoxy' is stifling dissent and hampering societies' ability to reach their true potential pic.twitter.com/1bFpvQ7qgZ — PoliticsVideo23 (@politicsvideo23) January 25, 2021 pic.twitter.com/1bFpvQ7qg