News and How to Use It

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What to Believe in a Fake News World

By Alan Rusbridger

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News and How to Use It by Alan Rusbridger offers insights into understanding the complexities of modern journalism. It explores the role of news in society, addressing how to navigate misinformation, bias, and the challenges facing media today. The book provides practical guidance for readers to critically engage with news sources in an increasingly digital world.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

If you're curious about understanding the evolving media landscape and want insights from a seasoned journalist, this educational and thought-provoking read may be perfect for you. It offers guidance on discerning trustworthy news sources in an age of information overload, making it appealing for those interested in media literacy.

An A-Z guide on how we stay informed in the era of fake news, from the former Guardian Editor-in-Chief.

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A society that isn't sure what's true can't function, but increasingly we no longer seem to know who or what to believe. We're barraged by a torrent of lies, half-truths and propaganda: how do we even identify good journalism any more?

At a moment of existential crisis for the news industry, in our age of information chaos, News and How to Use It shows us how. From Bias to Snopes, from Clickbait to TL;DR, and from Fact-Checkers to the Lamestream Media, here is a definitive user's guide for how to stay informed, tell truth from fiction and hold those in power accountable in the modern age.

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News and How to Use It by Alan Rusbridger is widely praised for its insightful exploration of the journalism industry. Reviewers commend its concise and informative mini-essays that draw from Rusbridger’s extensive experience in the field. The book is described as must-read material for those interested in the current and future landscape of news, offering an engaging and thought-provoking narrative that is both educational and entertaining.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781838854430

Publisher: Canongate Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 November 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Canongate Books

Edition: Main

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 227g

Pages: 336

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Alan Rusbridger Education & Reference Non-Fiction

About the Author

Alan Rusbridger was Editor-in-Chief of Guardian News & Media from 1995 to 2015. He launched the Guardian in the US and Australia as well as building a website which today attracts more than 100 million unique browsers a month. The paper's coverage of phone-hacking led to the Leveson Inquiry into press standards and ethics. Guardian US won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for public service for its leading global coverage of the Snowden revelations. He is the author of Play It Again and Breaking News. He lives in London and Oxford, where he is Principal of Lady Margaret Hall and chairs the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.

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