Anatomy of a media pile-on: the crucifixion of Marcia Langton

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Over the past week, Professor Marcia Langton has been the subject of a protracted media storm. Crikey breaks down how such a campaign unfolded.

Professor Marcia Langton (Image: AAP/Mick Tsikas)

Last Wednesday, Professor Marcia Langton addressed the National Press Club with a stark warning: Don’t imagine that there’s another opportunity around the corner, don’t think your No vote goes into a different pile marked “next time”. At one point, her voice audibly wavering with emotion, she implored the media to “not participate in pile-ons”.

One week later, comments she’d made at a forum hosted by Edith Cowan University were taken out of context and quickly dominated News Corp headlines. It didn’t take long for her then to become the key attack figure of Coalition talking points and social media posts.

Crikey lays out a chronology of the pile-on of Professor Langton.

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Charlie Lewis

Tips and Murmurs Editor @theshufflediary

Charlie Lewis pens Crikey’s Tips and Murmurs column and also writes on industrial relations, politics and culture. He previously worked across government and unions and was a researcher on RN’s Daily Planet. He currently co-hosts Spin Cycle on Triple R radio.

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