So of course it is true to say the media played a part in the demise of Gillard as prime minister. The harder question is: did the media play a part that was ethically wrong?

Yes. They should be ashamed of themselves.

Rudd is being treated far more fairly by them the last few days, you only need to take a look here.

https://twitter.com/TheRuddAlliance

The media like him a whole lot more and boy he is switched on even if he's a nutjob.