Like Trump, Pauline Hanson plays the media and attacks the media simultaneously. Who’s using who? | Zoe Daniel

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Time to call a spade a spade. One Nation’s rise is the media’s fault. And Pauline Hanson being misunderstood is also the media’s fault. Elements of the media have amplified the rise of One Nation over three decades, with outsized coverage normalising what is now a populist machine. At the same time, Hanson treats the media as her enemy. Can both things be true? The first is a deliberately provocative statement. The second is an observation. Both lead to questions about the media’s role and responsibility in an era of information manipulation. The phrases “fake news” and “enemy of the people” come to mind in these times when it appears…

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