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The Blurb On The Back:
The role of the media is more important than ever. So what happens when this vital part of our society fails us and how can we even begin to understand the mess it’s in?
When the Manchester Arena was bombed, friends and families of victims were harassed by factions of the media; when an innocent man was linked to a case of murder, the media caused a pile on; whilst the BBC battles for balance on every issue, journalists who are supposed to hold politicians to account just happen to be their childhood friends … In an industry where trust between news outlets and the public is paramount, it’s hanging by a thread.
Through personal experience of the newsrooms and insider interviews, journalist Mic Wright strips the engine of information, entertainment and propaganda back to its constituent parts and lays it bare. Frank and comprehensive in its analysis of the modern media landscape, Breaking equips the reader with the tools to better interrogate our media, separating the fair from the ethically dubious, the truths from the half-truths … and the facts from the down-right lies.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Mic Wright is a journalist and media critic whose book offers an unflinching, insider’s look at the UK’s news media. It’s a fascinating and scathing account of journalism, its ethics and history that offers insight into how the media operates and its drivers. It’s particularly good at the close links between politics and the media and the failures and limitations of regulation, especially when ordinary people find themselves to be the story.
When the Manchester Arena was bombed, friends and families of victims were harassed by factions of the media; when an innocent man was linked to a case of murder, the media caused a pile on; whilst the BBC battles for balance on every issue, journalists who are supposed to hold politicians to account just happen to be their childhood friends … In an industry where trust between news outlets and the public is paramount, it’s hanging by a thread.
Through personal experience of the newsrooms and insider interviews, journalist Mic Wright strips the engine of information, entertainment and propaganda back to its constituent parts and lays it bare. Frank and comprehensive in its analysis of the modern media landscape, Breaking equips the reader with the tools to better interrogate our media, separating the fair from the ethically dubious, the truths from the half-truths … and the facts from the down-right lies.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Mic Wright is a journalist and media critic whose book offers an unflinching, insider’s look at the UK’s news media. It’s a fascinating and scathing account of journalism, its ethics and history that offers insight into how the media operates and its drivers. It’s particularly good at the close links between politics and the media and the failures and limitations of regulation, especially when ordinary people find themselves to be the story.
