Sky News Australia host Paul Murray told Mediaweek recently how he enjoys a good political debate. Today we share just how far the conservative firebrand goes in search of a political argument. It’s a journey that includes one of the internet’s most controversial conservative commentators.
It also includes two pillars of the left. One based in the UK with an Australian arm. The other a TV channel that is part of the global NBCUniversal giant.
During his Mediaweek interview, Murray referred to the straight media. He doesn’t openly critique too many brands or people by name. There are a few exceptions.
Especially Guardian Australia, which Murray brands the Turnbull Times. “Because he brought them into existence,” he explained. Former PM Malcolm Turnbull is credited with planting the idea for the Australian edition of the British brand.
“I don’t read Guardian Australia by choice. I read it because I want to know what the other end of the spectrum thinks.” On Paul Murray Live the host will debate headlines or analysis features he thinks are worth critiquing from Nine Publishing metro dailies and The AFR .
“For obvious reasons I support the content that our own organisation makes,” he noted. [News Corp Australia owns Sky News Australia.] “I don’t get into a pitched battle with the good guys and bad guys in the media.
I am double-focused on the narratives some reporters try and push. There is no point getting involved in a very specific blow-up on a specific.
