'New low' for journalism? Why News Corp's partisan campaign coverage is harmful to democracy
- Written by Johan Lidberg, Associate Professor, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
Bill Shorten tearfully responded to the latest attack aimed at him by News Corp – a move that seemingly backfired for the Murdoch media empire.Lukas Coch/AAP
Remember the Daily Telegraph’s 2013 front page headline “Kick this mob out”?
Although some could argue that Labor after the Rudd-Gillard years was in a deep mess and...