There are those who point to the moment Murdoch acquired...

There are those who point to the moment Murdoch acquired MetroMedia 1985 and the upheavel decade following. Described by the Wall Street Journal at the time as '“he has inspired a hatred and scorn that have seldom been equaled in the history of press ownership.” 85 to 95 saw the rise of Regan push back with counter cultural Political Correctness, Black politics and coalitions like Stonewall (gay movement), seeding of Clintonomics etc