Does Mainstream Media Only Deliver Truth that Sells?
Australian Broadcasting Corporation - City Recital Hall
Newspapers, radio, television and now the internet are the means by which countless millions engage with information about the world in which we live.For much of the time, the principal purpose of the media is to entertain.However, there are critical moments in our lives when the truth really matters ... when disaster strikes, when powers contend, when the decisions that shape our lives are in the balance.Can the media be trusted at these moments? Are commercial imperatives overwhelming considerations of public interest that once defined the role of democracy’s fourth estate?