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A short extract from my chapter in “Stardust and Substance”, published this month by VUW Press.
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE MEDIA: NINE LAISSEZ-FAIRE YEARS
The ruling National Party failed to attend two 2017 conferences at which other political parties heard of growing anxiety over the state of the news media in New Zealand. There is telling symbolism in an empty chair. Continue reading “Nine Laissez-faire Years”
The topic I’ve been given is a big one: The impact media have on the world and how democracy could be in danger if the fourth estate is consigned to history. I need to move fast. Continue reading “Fair warning: An address to the University of Auckland’s Golden Graduates”
In Nelson in August I gave a presentation in the long-running Spirited Conversations series. My theme was fake news, news media and the spectre of fascism. You can listen to it here: http://www.accessradio.org/ProgrammePage.aspx?PID=91d3cf9f-493b-4ba0-848e-516eb5f3156f#Downloads
A presentation in the Thinktalk series
Organised by Selwyn Community Education
Selwyn College Auckland 26 June 2018
Fake News: How to destroy trust and poison democracy. You might think that sounds like a gross over-statement. I hope by the time you have finished reading this you will come to see that it is too close to the truth for comfort. Continue reading “Fake News: How to destroy trust and poison democracy”