Throughout the pandemic, there’s been a vocal group of journalists who are adamant the risk of Covid-19 is being overblown. But what drives this kind of thinking, and is it changing anyone’s mind? Today, Richard Cooke on the Covid contrarians, and what they tell us about the state of the Australian media landscape.

Guest: Writer for The Saturday Paper Richard Cooke.

Background reading: The media’s Covid-19 contrarians in The Saturday Paper

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