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UNTIL RECENTLY, THE MODEL OF INFLUENCE in society was based on the belief that the interests of those in power were connected to those of the broader public — and that if someone worked hard enough, it was possible to ‘climb the ladder’. But today, rising income inequality, high-profile corporate blunders and the democratization of media more than they trust those in power.

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