The Len Brown affair: The roles of new and old media in a New Zealand political sex scandal

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The Len Brown affair: The roles of new and old media in a New Zealand political sex scandal

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Massey University

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The power of online media to influence New Zealand local government politics was made clear in 2013 when a blogger revealed that Len Brown, the popular mayor of Auckland, had conducted a two-year, extramarital affair. The mainstream media picked up the story, Brown’s popularity collapsed and in late 2015 he announced he would not stand again for mayor. This media scandal was, in part, driven by the fact that Brown was a celebrity. Unlike several high-profile sex scandals involving politicians...

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Research paper

Research format

Journal article

Date created

2017-01

Creator

Hannis GD

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10179/10615

Related subjects

Len Brown / Gossip / Watchdog / Politics / New Media / Media scandals / New Zealand / Political journalism / 1902 Film, Television and Digital Media / 1903 Journalism and Professional Writing / 2001 Communication and Media Studies

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