Blog 3:#Bob said:

A Journalist from the Guardian reported that ALL Murdoch’s 175 owned newspapers worldwide had supported the invasion in Iraq. Oddly enough, however in 2002 the Mercury DID NOT. A journalist from the Mercury reported that when the paper was told to alter its position on Iraq, a senior editorial writer backed down and therefore was given different duties. This comment suggests that Murdoch’s employees don’t have the independent freedom to exercise judgment when it comes to questions of serious importance such as war. This was further reinforced when Murdoch explained to an ABC journalist in October 2004: “with our newspapers we have indeed supported Bushes Foreign policy. And we remain committed that way” (The Monthly 2005). Therefore this suggests that Murdoch’s cooperation has close ties to the political scene. This reality is due to the fact that as long as Murdoch is getting what he wants from the conservative government, News Corp will always pull their side of the bargain and display the government in a favorable light, and thus it is inevitable that this will effect what the audiences see and read (Angel Fire, No date). So I fully agree that Murdoch played a major part within the Invasion into Iraq. There is no doub about it.