The problems the media and politicians face run deeper than the disgruntled voters and empowered readers: society is being rewired by the internet.
Mass media
Tanner fights the devil of fragmentation, and maybe the ghosts of the Hawke-Keating years
Lindsay Tanner’s concerns about the dumbing down of democracy reflect fundamental changes in our media driven by the internet.
Keane: Twitter, certainty and branding — the grim future of political journalism
The mainstream media are already preparing us for their demise. But what will politicians do when mass media is no longer available to convey their messages to voters?
Crikey Says: All locked away in our digital ghettoes
With the decline of the mainstream media, we’re also losing something social media cannot provide. What about the viewpoints that we don’t want to hear, but should?
