Australians have elected a new government and, in a campaign where journalists came under almost as much scrutiny as the politicians, is this a vote for change in how we report on elections too?
"We want the press pack to insist on an answer. But I do think there were points in the campaign where the questioning went too far and in an unhelpful way. It became performative, where cameras were trained back on the reporters.”
Guardian Australia Editor and veteran political reporter Lenore Taylor sums up a recurring theme in the coverage: “gotcha” questions from the travelling press.
It became a recurring critique throughout the campaign. But while some news outlets stuck to what they knew others were already making changes to cut through the noise.
In this episode of Journo, host Nick Bryant asks: is it time for a new model of political journalism?
Journo is a production of Deadset Studios. This episode was made with support from the Judith Neilson Institute.
Host: Nick Bryant
Executive Producer: Rachel Fountain
Producers: Grace Pashley and Britta Jorgensen
Sound Design: Krissy Miltiadou
Managing Editor: Kellie Riordan
Commissioning Editor: Andrea Ho
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