Breaking the news : 500 years of news in Britain
2022
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Whether tainted by censorship and suppression or hailed as a liberator of truth, the news is integral to our daily life. From the first newspaper publication just over 400 years ago to today's 24-hour coverage of events in print and online, on television and on social media, the scope of news has altered drastically and permanently. Fast-evolving technologies and attitudes have shaped not only how we make news but, more crucially, how we consume it. But what makes an event 'news'? Are we justified in our skepticism about shocking images and inflammatory headlines? Or is the news a vital tool, enabling worldwide activism movements such as #BlackLivesMatter and enforcing necessary scrutiny of the ethics of those in power?
Main title:
Breaking the news : 500 years of news in Britain / edited by Jackie Harrison and Luke McKernan.
Author:
Harrison, Jackie, 1961-, editorMcKernan, Luke, editor
Imprint:
London : The British Library, 2022.
Collation:
240 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780712354417 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
2534059
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