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Breaking News
- The Remaking of Journalism and Why It Matters Now
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
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Publisher's Summary
We are living through the greatest communication revolution since Gutenberg. In Breaking News Alan Rusbridger offers an open, personal and agenda-setting account of how we arrived at the news world of today.
The President of the United States regularly lies to the public and accuses anyone who criticises him of being fake. Politicians openly rubbish the views of 'so called experts', dissemble and mislead. So how do we hold those in power accountable? Fox News, Breitbart Media and the Murdoch papers peddle views not news, pushing politically motivated agendas. So, where can we look for reliable, verifiable sources of news and information? What does it mean for democracy? And what will the future hold?
Reflecting on his 20 years as editor of the Guardian and his experience of breaking some of the most significant news stories of our time, including the Edward Snowden revelations, phone hacking, wikileaks and the Keep in the Ground campaign, Rusbridger answers these questions and offers a stirring defence of why quality journalism matters now more than ever.
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- Anthony Eales
- 17-02-2019
A Fascinating Look into the News Business
I really enjoyed Breaking News. Alan is a very enjoyable person to read (and listen to his words through Audible). He keeps on point and makes for very interesting reading. The scene is set when he started out at a local newspaper to his rise to the editorship of The Guardian.
This book has excellent insights into how newspapers are faring and have been faring with the onslaught of digital disruption. I really liked the chapters on the viability of newspaper paywalls when there is so much free news out there.
The chapters on the Murdoch phone hacking and the Edward Snowden surveillance revelations were also highlights for me. But overall this was a read that had me coming back for more. Took me about two weeks to finish. I was hooked from start to finish.
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