The Greens oppose the CPRS not because it is too weak, but because it will point Australia in the wrong direction with little prospect of turning it around in the timeframe within which emissions must peak, says Senator Christine Milne.
Bias and content: what do we think of the media?
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We’re not impressed with our media, or so it seems. Only 17% of Australians aged 14 and over – down 1% since August 2004 – think the media is doing a good job “covering elections and controversial topics without bias”, new Roy Morgan research has found. Fifty two per cent (unchanged) think the media is doing a fair job, 27% (down 1%) think the media is doing a poor job while 4% are undecided. The media fails our bias test and doesn’t seem to be telling us what we want to know. Only 28% (down 5% since August 2004) says the media was doing a good job “keeping Australians informed on subjects that Australians should know about”, compared to 24% (up 2%) who think the media is doing a poor job. Respondents were asked: “Firstly, covering elections and controversial topics without bias. Is the media doing a good, fair or poor job?” Analysis by age shows that, although still low, Australians aged 14-17 were more complimentary of the media, with 24% saying the media is doing a good job at “covering elections and controversial topics without bias”. Thirty per cent of men say the media is doing a poor job at “covering elections and controversial topics without bias” compared to 25% of women.
Respondents were then asked: “And keeping Australians informed on subjects that Australians should know about. Is the media doing a good, fair or poor job?”
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