Save Karl!
Karl Stefanovic interviewed Tommy Robinson. now the pressure campaign to cancel him has begun.
Fight back. stand with karl.
Karl Stefanovic’s interview with Tommy Robinson has sparked outrage from the usual people who believe controversial voices should be pushed out of public discussion.
Their message is obvious: if you speak to the wrong person, you should pay a price.
This goes far beyond Karl. Once presenters, journalists and broadcasters are made to fear the consequences of interviewing controversial figures, the whole media culture changes. Hosts become cautious, producers become fearful, and public debate becomes narrower, weaker and less honest.
Australia should be better than that. We should be a country where difficult issues can be discussed openly, where viewers are trusted to think for themselves, and where media figures are allowed to ask questions without being treated like they have committed some unforgivable offence.
What is Happening
If the activist class succeeds in turning every controversial interview into a career risk, every presenter in the country will learn the lesson. Stay inside the approved lane, avoid the difficult guest, keep the mob happy, and never give ordinary Australians the chance to hear something the establishment wants buried.
That is how open dialogue gets squeezed in Australia. It happens through pressure campaigns, corporate fear and institutions that slowly lose the courage to defend open conversation.
Australians are tired of being treated like children. You can watch an interview and disagree with it. You can hear a controversial argument and reject it. You can decide for yourself what you think without activists, executives or media insiders deciding what you are mature enough to see.
Revive Australia is calling on Australians who still believe in open debate, fair treatment and basic backbone to stand with Karl Stefanovic’s right to talk to whoever he wants, and to stand up for the right of viewers to make up their own minds.
Why we need to act
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Sign the petition calling on Australian media leaders to:
Respect Karl Stefanovic’s right to conduct interviews and speak to controversial figures.
Respect Australian viewers as adults who can listen, judge and decide for themselves.
Reject activist pressure campaigns that try to punish media figures for speaking to the wrong person.
Defend the right of presenters, journalists and broadcasters to ask questions without fear.
Protect a media culture where difficult conversations can still happen in the open.
Add your name now and make it clear that Australians will not accept a media culture where public figures are punished for allowing the wrong conversation to happen.
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Petition: Stand with Karl
We, the undersigned, stand with Karl Stefanovic’s right to talk to whoever he wants and conduct interviews without being punished by activist pressure campaigns.
Whether Australians agree or disagree with Tommy Robinson is beside the point. The real issue is whether media figures in this country are still allowed to speak to controversial people, ask questions and let the public decide for themselves.
Australian viewers are adults. They do not need activists, online mobs or nervous media insiders deciding which conversations are allowed and which must be pushed out of public view.
We call on media executives, editors, producers, broadcasters and public figures across Australia to respect Karl’s right to conduct interviews, and to respect what his viewers deserve: open conversation, honest debate and the freedom to make up their own minds.
A free country needs a media culture with courage. Presenters and journalists must be able to interview controversial figures, explore uncomfortable issues and ask difficult questions without fearing that pressure campaigns will put their careers at risk.
Your petitioners therefore call on Australian media leaders to:
Respect Karl Stefanovic’s right to speak to and interview controversial figures.
Respect Australian viewers as capable adults who can hear difficult conversations and decide for themselves.
Reject activist-driven pressure campaigns that seek to punish presenters for allowing controversial conversations to happen.
Defend the right of journalists, presenters and broadcasters to ask questions without fear.
Protect open debate as a basic part of Australian public life.
Australia should be a country where hard conversations can happen in the open. Public debate cannot survive if every controversial interview becomes a test of whether the mob gets its way.
This petition is being run by Revive Australia, with support from Drew Pavlou. By signing, you agree to receive campaign updates and emails from Revive Australia and Drew Pavlou.