So at times like the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the pressure to conform to political and social expectations is intense. The end result is what we have seen in abundance since Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8 2022. Queen Elizabeth was the only head of state any Australian not in their seventies has ever known. OzTAM TV ratings, from Australia’s five biggest cities, showed Seven News attracting 852,000 viewers, Nine News 736,000 and the ABC’s Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022), only 201,000. Seven’s coverage of the proclamation of Charles III attracted 279,000, its tribute to the Queen 136,000, and the ABC’s continuing coverage 206,000.

Source: The Guardian September 15, 2022 02:08 UTC