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Tuesday, 1 September 2009

Can the media be trusted to tell the truth?

Much of the media’s purpose is simply to entertain — but when it comes to the big issues that affect our world and lives, can we trust the press to prioritise the straight truth over commercial interests?

Julian Burnside, John Fairfax, Jonathan Holmes, Simon Longstaff, Catharine Lumby, Stephen Mayne and Mark Scott debate the issue of truth in media.

One Comment

  1. Geoffrey Ross Fawthrop
    Posted Tuesday, 1 September 2009 at 7:05 pm | Permalink

    Of course they can’t be trusted. The only form of life, lower, than Politicians, Bureaucrats, and international bankers, are the journalists, (especially, the Canberra press gallery) telling us, how wonderful, they all are.