In essence, this media-political complex is—like its 1961 counterpart— mutually beneficial to those involved and contrary to the public interest. What happens is this: policies (or “policies”, in quote marks) are adopted and promoted not because they would actually work—indeed, they will often not be implemented—but so as to gain favourable media coverage.
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