Tag Archives: media failure

MARK BEESON. What it is to be popular

Posted on 7 April 2017

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 →

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JOHN MENADUE. A little bit of honesty would go a long way in energy policy.

Posted on 10 March 2017

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 →

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TONY SMITH. Media ignorance of disrespect for parliament and people

Posted on 14 February 2017

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 →

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Karl Rove’s Prophecy.

Posted on 25 January 2017

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 →

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IAN McAULEY. Brexit, Trump and the Lucky Country 5 – How we lost trust in government

Posted on 9 January 2017

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.

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The media are misleading the public on Syria.

Posted on 27 December 2016

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 →

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JENNY HOCKING. Parakeelia and Political Trust

Posted on 28 June 2016

  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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