Could Australia’s media survive Trump-style attacks?
Donald Trump’s attacks on the media, and One Nation’s boycotts, reveal how fragile press freedom is in Australia.
For years, Donald Trump’s attacks on the media were treated as part of the spectacle of his politics.
Now, three major news organisations have had their White House passes revoked – and Trump says others could follow.
Here in Australia, we’re seeing Pauline Hanson follow the same playbook – with One Nation repeatedly deciding which news organisations can attend its press conferences.
But unlike America, press freedom in Australia has remarkably few legal protections backing it.
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So what happens when politicians stop respecting the rules we’ve simply assumed they would follow?
Today, journalist and press freedom advocate Peter Greste discusses how fragile press freedom is in Australia and why we’ve relied for so long on convention rather than law.
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Guest: Journalist and press freedom advocate, Peter Greste
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