THE media does not mean to distort. The vast bulk of journalists honestly try to get it right.
Indeed, when you look convictions for dishonesty and corruption, journalists do not feature much. But the media does distort. And the distortion costs Australian society dearly in the way of poor policy making by politicians who cannot help but keep a warier eye on the ballot box than the overall long-term public good. Continue reading “Rudd’s trouble with people”