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China – the new name in trustworthy media
Having written a book about trust in the media, I tend to keep track of the endless trust polling that pours forth. Here’s the latest from TNS. When it comes to newspapers TNS observed that less than a quarter (23%) of UK respondents ‘highly trusted’ newspapers. In fact the UK gave the lowest score in…
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Beyond Trust…
A new book, Beyond Trust picks up some of the issues raised in Can You Trust The Media? Here’s Kevin Marsh, siding with Andrew Gilligan, in viewing the book as nihilistic: Journalism’s journey – in Professor Larry Sabato’s (1991) description – from ‘lapdog, through watchdog to junkyard dog’ with all that entails in loss of…
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The secret of great talk radio
Rush Limbaugh, the Beethoven of American talk radio, explains his success in the NYT: “Do you know what bought me all this?” [Limbaugh] asked, waving his hand in the general direction of his prosperity. “Not my political ideas. Conservatism didn’t buy this house. First and foremost I’m a businessman. My first goal is to attract…