This week saw the Rupert Murdoch owned News Corp waging another battle in its seemingly constant war against our public broadcaster, with what some have called a "raging pile on" against journalist, Laura Tingle.

Taking issue with comments she had made on a panel at the Sydney Writers Festival, numerous News Corp journalists accused Tingle of breaching ABC's editorial policies.

But were their fervent attacks just some well-organized retribution?

Quentin Dempster, Peter Van Onselen and Margaret Simons joined host, Tina Quinn to discuss.

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