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Peter Ellingsen
Australian journalist
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Meaning is muddied by politicians who use language to avoid responsibility. Their model is the public relations industry, which thinks it is better to shift perceptions than address the problem. Language is their tool of deception.
—Peter Ellingsen, Australian journalist, The Age, December 11, 2005

Posted on December 15, 2005 at 9:22 AM

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