Media coverage of Queen Elizabeth's death began well, but quickly descended into farce
- Written by: Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
Saturday front pages of major papers commemorating the Queen's death.News Corp Australia, Nine EntertainmentIn Australia, as in Britain and the United States, professional mass media are part of the Establishment. This status even has its own name: the fourth estate. So at times like the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the pressure to conform to...
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