Host: DAVID BONADDIO

Guest: ROD TIFFEN

Produced and Edited by DAVID BONADDIO

Our news headlines are awash with scandals. Their salacious details are monetised by commercial news outlets, they send social media into a flurry, destroy reputations and provide global water cooler conversation.

But where do they start?

Uncovered: Mediatised Scandal is a series that takes you to the heart of the formation of scandals. 

In this episode, host David Bonaddio chats to author Rod Tiffen about the George Pell scandal; the rise of fake news; and why a fragmented media means desperately breathing scandal into everything has become the new norm.

Editor's note: this program was produced and edited prior to Cardinal George Pell's release. 

Music: Filmstro Antwerp - https://filmstro.com, Filmstro - Elbe, https://filmstro.com, Filmstro - Faraday, https://filmstro.com
 

News Archives (Soundbites): ABC News-In Depth (2019) Who is George Pell YouTube - Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ADI2kHGF3E, ABC News Australia (2018) Scientists Continue to issue warnings about climate change - Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc8sppzaueo, Sky News (2019) Cardinal George Pell “is an innocent”: Bolt - Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze5jHaDB4pk&t=6s The Guardian(2019), Cardinal George Pell sentenced to six years in prison - Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPDTZx6kHnI

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