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The politics of (illegal) style

Actions are illegal, not people. But Associated Press has got itself into a political storm by acknowledging this conceptual truth.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Media, Political issues, United States 1 Comment 4 April 201317 November 2020

News Limited still at it ten years on

News Limited appears to have learned nothing and forgotten nothing in ten years. Then it was Iraq, now it's media regulation.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Media, Middle East, Political issues, War and peace 10 Comments 20 March 2013

Kenyan results trickle in

Waiting for Kenyan election results is a slow process. To pass the time, you can try to work out when the second round would be held.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Electoral law, Media 2 Comments 5 March 2013

Italy, the morning after

Deadlock reigns in post-election Italy, but at least it's not quite as bad as some of the media would have you believe.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Italy, Media 1 Comment 27 February 201328 January 2022

Who’s afraid of Silvio Berlusconi?

Despite the international fascination with Silvio Berlusconi, there is little sign of Italians being willing to award him a fourth term in office.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Italy, Media 1 Comment 20 February 201328 January 2022

OK, let’s talk about opinion polls

If you're writing a front page story based on a single opinion poll, you're doing it wrong.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Media 12 Comments 19 February 2013

State of the Union (and state of the media)

This year's State of the Union address provides little evidence that Barack Obama is bent on a radical transformation of America. But it does expose a major limitation of the mainstream media.

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Charles Richardson Ideas, Media, Political issues, United States 1 Comment 14 February 201328 January 2022

A step sideways for Aboriginal recognition

There'll be feel-good images out of Canberra today as parliament votes on recognition of indigenous people. But the idea that the bill represents a step forward on a constitutional referendum is simply not true.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Constitutional law, Media, Political issues, Referenda 2 Comments 13 February 201328 January 2022

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