Source: www.alaraby.co.uk --- Tuesday, October 03, 2017
Comment: The traditional media model is broken. Now more than ever, readers must act as conscious consumers, writes Amal Awad. Just recently in Australia, amid a morass of depressing stories of hatred over the same-sex marriage postal vote , a man head-butted former prime minister Tony Abbott. Media rushed to cover the incident, and it wasn't long before news circulated that the perpetrator was wearing a 'vote yes' badge. The police refused to speculate on the man's motivation, but a hyper-aware public had already concluded that he was driven by his personal opinions about same-sex marriage. He was a 'yes' voter, angry at Abbott's preference against same-sex marriage, and so he literally butted heads with him. Except, when he was later questioned by journalists, the man – a somewhat morose DJ named Astro 'Funknukl' Labe – explained that, while he supported same-sex marriage, he was driven simply by the desire to make the most of a fateful meeting with the former PM. He told reporters : "I'm never going to get the opportunity to headbutt that c**t again ... so I seized the moment." He expressed remorse; not for his actions against Abbott, but that his behaviour was used as ammunition against 'yes' campaigners. "I believe in human rights and that's largely why I hate Tony Abbott, because he doesn't believe in any human rights – it [the head-butting] has absolutely nothing to do with marriage equality." How many news stories have y ...
from Australia http://ift.tt/2fIUZtP
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