What a spectacle. A Fairfax journalist flanked by a beaming James Packer, making no secret of his loathing for her employer, and a Murdoch. Their purpose? To help launch a book on the crushing of the storied publisher and to gloat.
Yet this event in Sydney last month scarcely seems to have raised an eyebrow outside the media Beltway.
Already a subscriber? Log in
Get 10 issues
for $10
Subscribe to The Spectator Australia today for the next 10 magazine issues, plus full online access, for just $10.
- Delivery of the weekly magazine
- Unlimited access to spectator.com.au and app
- Spectator podcasts and newsletters
- Full access to spectator.co.uk
Unlock this article
Malcolm Schmidtke is a former Fairfax editor and has held senior positions at the Age and the Australian Financial Review. He was editor of the Australian in the 1990s and last worked for News Limited at the Herald Sun between 2005 and 2010.
You might disagree with half of it, but you’ll enjoy reading all of it. Try your first month for free, then just $2 a week for the remainder of your first year.
Comments
Don't miss out
Join the conversation with other Spectator Australia readers. Subscribe to leave a comment.
SUBSCRIBEAlready a subscriber? Log in