As Australia’s election result reminds us, News Corp no longer has the power to sway voters | Margaret Simons

The declining power of the Murdoch press is part of the wider story of the waning influence of mainstream media

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It's old news, but people are only just beginning to believe it.

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has, for some time now, been impotent when it comes to affecting the outcomes of elections.