News Corp hasn’t just glommed on to a loyal political audience. It is now the voice of the Liberal Party. It’s a reverse takeover.
News Corp has stopped pretending. It’s now out and proud as political party media. But there’s still one big question: who’s in charge? The party or the media?
It’s a tale of two cities. This past weekend, the front page of The Sunday Telegraph read “FOR YOUR OWN GOOD” on the Sydney lockdown. Contrast that with the Herald Sun’s front page on Melbourne’s July lockdown: “SIX-WEEK SENTENCE” (complete with its “Disaster for Dan” subhead).
There’s also virtual media silence over the isolation rule-breakers on Sydney’s wealthy northern beaches. It seems they’re not deserving of a Courier-Mail-style “ENEMIES OF THE STATE” mugshot.
