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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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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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- Sean
- 24-07-22
Fascinating Listen
The chapters covering the main stories; Snowden, Leverson, Wikileaks, Trump, Aitken were absolutely fascinating.
The areas looking at the financials of the paper and the initial reticence to move to online felt less relevant to now, though perhaps I am missing the point.
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- JG
- 04-09-21
20th and 21st century news from the inside
Compelling listening. beautifully narrated.
Anyone who works in news needs to listen to this - a warts and all journey from print into 21st century multiplatform journalism. Highly recommended
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- Nigel
- 25-11-19
Fascinating, insightful and a joy.
For anyone with an interest in how our world view is shaped by the media we consume this book supplies many examples of this across the past 200 years. In addition, as a regular Guardian reader for almost 40 years, I was interested to hear how the paper evolved into its online form and has gained new audiences across the world. Even though I remember reading of the several crisis The Guardian has faced over the time I’ve been a reader (and a subscribing ‘member’ for the past few years), I was gripped by the inside accounts of these. And the narration of the book was perfect in all ways it might be evaluated.
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- Sam
- 13-03-19
A gripping insight to future of the 4th Estate
A page turner in every sense. A beautiful blend of the history of journalism, his time on the regionals, as Editor of the Guardian where he oversaw some of the biggest news stories of a generation. The assessment of the challenge for journalism from "social platforms" is concise and yet honest in admitting the unknown future. One of those rare books where you don't want to stop reading and when you get to the end you are actually sad that it is over. Will be great to review his predictions/views on the future in five years and see where he was too conservative or too hopeful on what lies ahead for fact based, honest, transparent journalism.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-01-22
Incredibly informative and helpful
Such a worthwhile book, with some amazing insights to the world of news and journalism. I highly recommend it.
Samuel West, was, as ever, brilliant to listen to.
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