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Has the Herald Sun turned the news into a distraction? – with Lenore Taylor
With the Victoria election around the corner, the incumbent premier Daniel Andrews has been under the media spotlight. But a series of stories from the Herald Sun may have pushed Australian journalism into uncharted territory. Days of headlines and front page column inches have been dedicated to stories playing into baseless conspiracy theories. In this episode of Full Story, Gabrielle Jackson talks to Lenore Taylor and Mike Ticher about whether these stories have news value, or whether they are meant to muddy the waters ahead of a crucial election