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| December 01, 2001 | Masson, Sophie | COPYRIGHT 2001 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

HOW THE MEDIA COPES in a crisis is a pretty good indicator of its effectiveness. The current world crisis has shown up the faults in the Australian media, and most especially in the supposedly "quality" media, in the most glaring way. This has been especially so during the election campaign, when the aftermath of the attacks on America, the anthrax crisis, and the war in Afghanistan, seemed only to be reported if it looked as if they might cast doubt on American efforts, and by extension, on John Howard's re-election chances.

Although the attacks on the USA were originally reported fairly, with a great deal of coverage, as soon as the election was announced the ...

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