Sky News intent on moving Australian politics to the right

Rupert Murdoch is following the US Fox News model in Australia but cultural differences here may temper its push, argues Denis Muller.

Media partisanship a danger to science and democracy: Sinodinis

Arthur Sinodinos, former minister and Australia’s ambassador-designate to Washington, has warned that the media is becoming a polarised “battleground”, which is dangerous for democracy and science.

The Coalition receives far less criticism than Labor on the News Corp Australia-owned Sky News. Photo: supplied

Dark side of Sky at night

Analysis of political content in one of Rupert Murdoch’s major outlets has demonstrated anti-Labor commentary is seven times more likely on the news service than negative rhetoric about the Coalition, says The New Daily’s John Stapleton.

Unleashed Latham too much even for "shouty" Sky

The media style of former Labor leader Mark Latham, sacked yesterday from Sky News, is part of a trend which doesn’t serve the public well, writes Michelle Grattan.