Propaganda against Cate Blanchett over carbon tax
Cate Blanchett carbon ad controversy – Carbon Cate and News Limited | Crikey, by Bernard Keane 31 May 11 News Limited’s hatchet job on Cate Blanchett hit all the right notes for this sort of confected outrage — indeed, it could be an exemplar of the form……More interesting was the automatic connection made by News Ltd and its employee between the media outlet and the community. Because a News Ltd editor was outraged, that necessarily meant the community was outraged, regardless of the fact that his employee couldn’t find any independent evidence of any outrage.
…….recently, Essential asked about trust in political coverage. Commercial radio was again the least trusted medium, with only 40% of voters saying they trusted it all or a lot, fewer than the 48% who said they had no trust or only a little trust. Newspapers fared better — 53% trusted them, better than commercial television, but still a distant third behind the ABC and SBS.If the Herald Sun and commercial radio think they’re reflecting community concerns, the community doesn’t appear to agree. ….
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Yes, a there has been a lot of criticism directed at Cate Blanchett but kudos to her for her brave stand on this issue.
Video of the carbon tax ad here:
http://aidanmaconachyblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/carbon-tax-debate-ignites-controversy.html
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