Imogen Richards, Author at ZNetwork
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3232Euphemisms and False Balance: How the Media Is Helping to Normalise Far-right Views
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https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/euphemisms-and-false-balance-how-the-media-is-helping-to-normalise-far-right-views/#respondTue, 02 Dec 2025 17:30:00 +0000This year, a series of rallies organised by neo-Nazi groups in Australian cities sparked public outrage and concern about the extreme right. Yet, some media coverage of the rallies downplayed the role neo-Nazis played in what they called “anti-immigration rallies”. Other commentators misrepresented statistics on net migration. Politicians, meanwhile, traded barbs about who was to blame for far-right demonstrators on city [...]]]>https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/euphemisms-and-false-balance-how-the-media-is-helping-to-normalise-far-right-views/feed/0
This year, a series of rallies organised by neo-Nazi groups in Australian cities sparked public outrage and concern about the extreme right. Yet, some media coverage of the rallies downplayed the role neo-Nazis played in what they called “anti-immigration rallies”. Other commentators misrepresented statistics on net migration. Politicians, meanwhile, traded barbs about who was to blame for far-right demonstrators on city [...]]]>