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Journalists and security agencies don't need to be friends. But can they at least talk to each other?

  • Written by Peter Greste, Professor of Journalism and Communications, The University of Queensland
Journalists and security agencies don't need to be friends. But can they at least talk to each other?

Like dogs and cats, snakes and rats, journalists and the government are not supposed to be friends.

It is always going to be a fractious, difficult relationship. We, the voters and taxpayers, grant politicians enormous power and resources to run the government on our behalf. The media’s job is to make sure they do it responsibly and...

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