Reporting the P.M.
Sir, — I dislike the way in which some of the media reports the Prime Minister’s statements, in particular, the use of the word “threatens.” Why not simply: “The Prime Minister says”? At its best, it is over-reporting; at its worst, a very subtle form of “anti” propaganda, conjuring up, as it does, an image of a disapproving boss. The Prime Minister is not a one-man ban# but naturally acts as spokesman for caucus opinions, arrived at
after free discussions and arguments from all members; truly our democratic process in action. — Yours, etc., B. BROWN, Waimate. June 19, 1984.
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