In Plagued, journalists have traded their independence for access, resulting in a kind of political pornography
- Written by Matthew Ricketson, Professor of Communication, Deakin University
The publication of Plagued, by Simon Benson and Geoff Chambers, is destined to become a classic study of the perils for journalists in writing books about current political events.
You might have missed it in the tumult swirling around former Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s multiplying ministries trick – but Plagued is where the public...





