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Analysis and investigation marginalized

Counter-intuitively, the emergence of rolling-24 hour news stations, and the associated expansion in political coverage, tends to work against rather than in favour of detailed analysis and investigation.

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Public Life and the Media
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What is the state of the relationship?
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The damage matters
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Analysis and investigation marginalized
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Analysis and investigation resource intensive
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Immediate comment is easier and cheaper
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Need for constant updates overwhelms analysis
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Speed sometimes favoured over accuracy
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Hinders our ability to take right decisions
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Compels others to respond in kind
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Institutions undermined by resulting cynicism
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Lack of balanced coverage demoralising
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Public need to be informed
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Waste energy rebutting misleading interpretation
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Damage concerns politicians and media more than public
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The power of the media is overstated
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