Rudd fails again in ‘dishonest’ campaign to smear News Corp

Sky News host Chris Kenny says former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was "dishonest" in his latest campaign against News Corp. “Now as you know we like facts on this program; we love debate; we love contention," he said. “But you’ve got to marshal factors in your argument – especially when you’re dealing with issues as sensitive as a global pandemic. “Kevin Rudd tweeted today – part of his ongoing campaign against News Corp which owns this station of course – he showed a series of front pages which he called a tabloid protection racket.” Mr Kenny said Mr Rudd compared the front pages of News Corp owned newspapers with front pages from The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age – alleging only the latter displayed news about the “vaccine setback”. However, Mr Kenny said Mr Rudd was being “dishonest” showing those front pages without revealing there was a wrap-around on papers across the country which led with the AstraZeneca vaccine story. “Rudd has failed again in his dishonest … campaign. He is doing the misleading – not those newspapers," Mr Kenny said.