It's not as simple as Murdoch delivered the election to the coalition in every seat. Total nonsense to suggest that it did. But it set the agenda and labor could not get air space, they did not let up on issues that were set by Murdoch.
Murdoch went to a new low in editorial interference, and blatant propaganda. If you can't see this, you don't understand the difference between fact and opinion. In the Murdoch press, this is how it's been for a considerable time.
It's much worse now. You should take a look at Media Watch on the ABC, which is one of the few places still reporting on what's going on.
Yes, Murdoch did endorse Labor a few times, BUT it's always been for a quid pro quo. Keating gave Murdoch the deal he wanted re cross media ownership laws. Kerry Packer was ropable. We are now paying for the result, with Murdoch having total dominance with 100% newspaper circulation in some areas.
Say what you like, but I suggest you read about how Murdoch interferes with the political process, in the US via Fox News, in the UK via his many newspaper interests (and phone hacking) and in Australia with concentrated media ownership and a complete failure to distinguish between fact and opinion.
Murdoch was and is protecting his media interests and doesn't want the NBN in it's current form. A threat to Foxtel. This is the deal that's been done. No deals of course are expressly stated. That's the beauty of it all.
What has happened is complex, but the Australian started to set the agenda for political issues. This is because the ABC which used to set the political issues agenda by breaking stories in the 7.30 report and Lateline, has been dominated by Scott who is an ex Liberal staffer. You might think the ABC is left leaning. Far from it. There are hold-outs, but no. The ABC goes out of its way to allow coalition members and conservative to have their say. You see it on Q&A, it's ridiculous. Tony Jones and the rest steer a difficult course but they allow themselves to get shouted down time and again by conservatives. Why? An ex Liberal staffer heads the ABC.
Once you have that soft line with the coalition, it left the Australian to set the agenda, which the ABC basically followed. There are very few issues which the ABC has broken for a long time.
So who sets the agenda for the news on TV? Murdoch press, in particular the Australian.
The Age was one of the few papers which endorsed Labor. No coincidence that the labor vote did not suffer as much as expected in Victoria.
BTW if any of you had a clue, you'd check that I've had a HC account for years, and I don't follow anyone's political views.
You think I'm the same as another poster probably because we both know how to write. To you, it seems like we're the same.
