Curse of the spin doctors
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This article discusses Australian political journalist Margo Kingston's book "Off the Rails: The Pauline Hanson Trip" and the insights it offers into politics and the media in Australia. Relevant points include the testy relationships of One Nation party leader Pauline Hanson and Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett with the media and growing public distrust of the spin-doctored images often presented in political reporting.
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 1999
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The listen-to-me generation
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Increasing public mistrust of official pronouncements is explored. Increasing information is spawning anti-authoritarianism and an increasing insistence of the population to have their concerns taken into account, it is suggested.
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 2000
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Out with the new
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Issues are presented concerning the reaction of the general public to buildings which are designed in a contemporary style. The role of the media in influencing public opinion and stifling debate is discussed.
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 2001
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