Former Q+A host appointed professor of journalism and inaugural director of Constructive Institute Asia Pacific
Stan Grant says he has walked away from the ABC and the media after four decades because he wants to change the toxic global news culture by working on something constructive.
The former host of Q+A said he resigned as a staff member from the ABC several weeks ago and will become the inaugural director of the Constructive Institute Asia Pacific.from the talk show after receiving “grotesque racist abuse” but he says he has been thinking about playing a more constructive role for a long time and he does not blame Q+A or the ABC.
“The media framing, debate and discussion around conflict is a cancer on our society. And we have to accept that while we the media are part of the problem, we have an obligation to be part of the solution.”
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