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Podcast: Revolving Door Syndrome
Episode: #43 - Tim Wilson - Trust in Crisis: Media’s Role in Keeping Power in Check
Description: Trust in government and trust in the media are the bedrocks of a working democracy.True democracy requires the freedoms of speech and expression to allow individuals and the media to hold our government to account.However an AUT research report found that trust in mainstream media has plummeted to 33% while three quarters of people actively avoid reading the news. There are accusations that the mainstream media are biased in their reporting, telling people what to think rather than reporting on the facts.Governments of all stripes are increasingly using urgency to pass...