A uniquely dual-lens view on the symbiotic relationship between the State and the 'Fourth Estate' of news and media.

Former MP Simon O'Connor observes that journalists seem to be brandishing the foils of ideology and investor biases, rather than traditional tenets of fairness, balance and accuracy.  He notes that if honest reporting has slipped into lunges for click-bait commentary, then the duelling partners of government and media will fail to hold each other in check.

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