Going after the media is a tried and true tactic of diversion

A Crown minister in Australia publicly scolded a journalist for asking a question about firearm ownership, and the exchange set off a pile-on across social media. The incident, per ABC News, exemplifies a familiar political pattern: attacking the media to dodge substantive debate. The escalation raised concerns about the state of democratic discourse.

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