Sideshow. Dumbing Down Democracy

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Scribe Pubns Pty Ltd
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2011
Edition: First Edition

Description: 232 pages. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside page.

Publishers Description: Under siege from commercial pressures and technological innovation, the Australian media are retreating into an entertainment frame that has little tolerance for complex social and economic issues. In turn, politicians and political parties are adapting to suit the new rules of the game—to such an extent that the contest of ideas is being supplanted by the contest for laughs. Written by former Australian Labor Party federal minister for finance Lindsay Tanner, this insider's perspective demonstrates how media coverage of Australian politics is becoming distorted, trivial, and juvenile, and it argues that this change threatens democracy. Lying bare the relentless decline of political reporting and political behavior, this book—part memoir, part analysis, and part critique—tackles the deterioration that has set in at the heart of Australian public life.

ISBN: 9781921844065