Mar
29
Alan Jones; broadcaster, journo, lobbyist, propagandist or spin doctor?
Filed Under Business, Celebrity, Public Speaking
A few weeks back, Trev Cook highlighted Sydney shock jock Alan Jones’ interviewing technique. Now, research by University of Queensland academic Graeme Turner spotlights how AJ’s particular style - including message and sound bite repetition, memorable mnemonics and tactics bordering on propaganda dissemination - show there’s at least as much spin as substance in Jones’ broadcasts. Tarred and marred by earlier implications in ‘cash-for-comment’ rows, the study again calls into question the role of media personalities like Alan Jones as spinners/spruikers; makes a change from PRs, I suppose.
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