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Tamed Estate: media kicks of 2021 copying and pasting government “drops”
The stenographers were out in full force on Monday as Treasurer Josh Frydenberg spruiked the benefits of 2020’s tax cuts.
Jennifer Duke – at Fairfax – and Hamish Goodall – at 7News – must’ve gone to the same journalism school, as their opening paragraphs were incredibly similar.
Duke –The Sydney Morning Herald:
Goodall – 7News
It got better, though, with an entire paragraph repeated word for word.
The Sydney Morning Herald:
7News:
Reporting or just copying and pasting government drops?
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