Renowned essayist and public intellectual Robert Manne discusses his new Quarterly Essay on The Australian with Eric Beecher (Crikey). Entitled Bad News: Murdoch's Australian and the Shaping of the Nation, the essay investigates what happens when one newspaper becomes a central political actor, and how this affects public debate in Australia. Presented by the 2011 Melbourne Writers Festival.
Sound bites, political speak, media spin, tabloid sensationalism, propaganda and misinformation are the media's language. How do you see through the lies and discover the truth? Be discerning; critically analyse what you are being told. The media does not have a responsibility to report the news honestly; profit is the purpose of the media corporation. They answer to their shareholders. News and advertising is their product. The viewing public are their consumer. No Conspiracy theories here.
Thursday, 15 September 2011
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Renowned essayist and public intellectual Robert Manne discusses his new Quarterly Essay on The Australian with Eric Beecher (Crikey). Entitled Bad News: Murdoch's Australian and the Shaping of the Nation, the essay investigates what happens when one newspaper becomes a central political actor, and how this affects public debate in Australia. Presented by the 2011 Melbourne Writers Festival.
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Renowned essayist and public intellectual Robert Manne discusses his new Quarterly Essay on The Australian with Eric Beecher (Crikey). Entitled Bad News: Murdoch's Australian and the Shaping of the Nation, the essay investigates what happens when one newspaper becomes a central political actor, and how this affects public debate in Australia. Presented by the 2011 Melbourne Writers Festival.
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