The Sydney Morning Herald has taken the unusual step of declaring war on News Corp, accusing the Murdoch empire of waging a vengeful and disgraceful “campaign” against US ambassador Kevin Rudd.
The Nine broadsheet took aim at News in an editorial no less, running it on the smh.com.au homepage on Friday.
The SMH reminded readers that the push to get rid of Rudd was reinvigorated by Brexit cheerleader and UK GB News host Nigel Farage in a question to Donald Trump about Rudd back in March. Farage said the question came from “our friends at Sky News Australia”.
“News Corp has been running hard on this for months, ramping up a sense of crisis to the point where it has created one,” editor Bevan Shields wrote. “Media campaigns can be a force for good. This one by News Corp is a disgrace.”