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Tag Archives: media failure
MARK BEESON. What it is to be popular
At a moment when the world needs informed responses to complex problems that transcend national borders, a retreat to nationalist tub-thumping is the last thing we need. Yes, there are important questions about who ‘we’ are and whom national public … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Politics
Tagged Brexit, Donald Trump, Mark Beeson, media failure, populism
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JOHN MENADUE. A little bit of honesty would go a long way in energy policy.
We really do need some honesty from the media on energy policy. The fact is that Coalition policies have failed for at least eight years and are largely responsible for our pending crisis. Media cover-ups for failed Coalition policies will … Continue reading
TONY SMITH. Media ignorance of disrespect for parliament and people
It is a shame that at a time when government is so hollow, only a handful of journalists can escape the cliché and find a basis for critical analysis of policy, which ought to be the basis for judging a … Continue reading
Karl Rove’s Prophecy.
The neocons stayed put in the State Department and other positions closely linked to the Obama White House, where they became allies with the liberal hawks in continuing ‘spreading democracy’ by overthrowing regimes. America’s mainstream news and opinion purveyors, without … Continue reading
IAN McAULEY. Brexit, Trump and the Lucky Country 5 – How we lost trust in government
We have lost trust in our governments and in mainstream political parties. Politicians, the media and corporate interests have been responsible for alienating governments from the people who elect them, creating fertile ground for populists.
Posted in Economy, Media, Politics
Tagged Brexit-Trump series, climate change, Ian McAuley, Iraq war, media failure, political spin, small government, trust in government.
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The media are misleading the public on Syria.
This article by Stephen Kinzer in the Boston Globe in February 2016 revealed how the media in the US misled the public about Syria. It is also true of Australia. We mindlessly follow the Washington media with its consensus and … Continue reading
Posted in Defence/Security, Media
Tagged Aleppo reporting, media failure, Stephen Kinzer, the Boston Globe
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JENNY HOCKING. Parakeelia and Political Trust
If trust is at the centre of this election campaign, then journalists are looking for it in the strangest places. The 7.30’s Leigh Sales finds it in the ‘knifing’ by both leaders, Bill Shorten and Malcolm Turnbull, of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Jennifer Hocking, media failure, Panama Papers, Parakeelia, political trust
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