Election Coverage in the Passive Voice

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Election Coverage in the Passive Voice

Let’s start with something positive, to remind ourselves that a better world of political reporting is possible. On Monday evening, the first Monday of the election, Laura Tingle took to the airwaves of the ABC’s 730 program and delivered a package that showed journalism can be about context across a full term of government and not just gotchas within the artificially constructed limitations of an election campaign grab.

April 14, 2022 • Meanjin Editor

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