Bad politics shouldn't sink good ideas for public interest journalism
- Written by Matthew Ricketson, Professor of Communication, Deakin University
The Senate inquiry into the future of public interest journalism began as a gleam in the media-trained eye of Labor senator Sam Dastyari. It ended on February 5, 11 days after he left parliament, his political reputation in tatters over his conduct in relation to Chinese donors to the Labor Party.
This suggests the inquiry’s recommendations ar...
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