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The failure of political journalism

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In this seminar, Helen describes the seductive power of the collective narrative as being one of the most distorting forces in modern political journalism.
As she reflects upon her time in political journalism, she goes on to lay out seven sins that political journalists are committing, starting with the teleological view and ending with the view from Versailles.

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Helen Lewis
Keywords
Brexit
referendum campaign
seven sins
political journalists
collective narrative
new statesman
british politics
neutral loudhailer
false equivalence
accountability
journalistic innumeracy
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Date Added: 31/05/2019
Duration: 00:23:31

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