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Media 'mob mentality' attacked by Tory election mastermind Sir Lynton Crosby
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July 7, 2020
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5:45Now PlayingSir Lynton Crosby has blamed the media for stoking up a "mob mentality" around issues like Dominic Cummings' trip, Black Lives Matter and the #MeToo movement.
In a rare podcast interview with Sky News, Sir Lynton - who masterminded many of the Conservative election victories in recent decades - warned the coverage of these matters "alienates many, many voters"
He said journalists often increase the intensity of a particular debate when they would be better off sticking to the facts.
He spoke to Sky's Economics Editor Ed Conway and co-host and former Chancellor Sajid Javid on Sky's The World Tomorrow podcast.
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