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When news leaves us less informed

In November this year, Fairleigh Dickenson University came out with a study that suggests that some news sources make us less likely to know what’s going on in the world: The conclusion: Sunday morning news shows do the most to help people learn about current events, while some outlets, especially Fox News, lead people to [...]

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Pokies and dopamine: why we need mandatory pre-commitment

Pokies and dopamine: why we need mandatory pre-commitment

The sickening anti-reform campaign being run by the gambling industry against the introduction of pre-commitment technology is utterly appalling to all people with a conscience. The pokies industry is even more pernicious because it relies on neurological manipulation to encourage addiction. The Australians who become problem gamblers are being purposely exploited by the pokies industry, [...]

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We are all Arbeiderpartiet members

Nick Martin, Labor’s National Assistant Secretary, has written a fine blog post commemorating those Norwegian Labor members who were murdered by an ultra-right wing gunman. I have copied the post below, and encourage you to visit the blog and leave a message of support for Arbeiderpartiet and its members. Right across the world people have [...]

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Memorable political visuals immediately tell a story and add context to headlines. Whitlam Lingiarri Sand Pour

Using social networks to communicate visually to voters

Tip: if you looked at the photo on this article before starting to read the text, then you’re like 90% of voters. If you’re not sure why this matters, you’re like most political commentators and pundits. There is a large amount of research about how voters (and readers in general) consume media. But, by and [...]

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