Fear of media making political speeches dull?
Is the fear of being taken out of context by the media preventing politicians from making the kind of grand speeches associated with past leaders?
Experts believe that the 24/7 media bubble and the apprehension that some words or lines may be interpreted wrongly or out of context is affecting the quality of speeches delivered by political leaders.
Phil Collins, former prime minister Tony Blair’s speech-writer until 2007, told the Cambridge Festival of Ideas last week that because the media picked up on any dissent, politicians have to be wary of how their words might be interpreted.
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