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The media’s deficit fetish harms the ‘people doing it tough’ it claims to represent

Reporting about the budget deficit is increasingly led by "feels" over figures. It’s a shift from last century’s neoliberal certainties to today's hot-take journalism. The post The media’s deficit fetish harms the ‘people doing it tough’ it claims to represent appeared first on Crikey.

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The media’s deficit fetish harms the ‘people doing it tough’ it claims to represent
Reporting about the budget deficit is increasingly led by "feels" over figures. It’s a shift from last century’s neoliberal certainties to today's hot-take journalism. The post The media’s deficit fetish harms the ‘people doing it tough’ it claims to represent appeared first on Crikey.
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