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From those who own the news to the BBC, the intricacies of political journalism to the trade's ethics, Breaking strips back the engine of information, entertainment and propaganda back to its constituent parts and lays it bare. In this informative and engaging deep-dive into the way we receive and understand the news, journalist Mic Wright shows how our news media functions and, ultimately, how it is fundamentally flawed. Armed with this comprehensive and truthful look at the media machine, the reader will be equipped with the tools to better understand the news as it is given, and separate the fair from the ethically dubious, and, more importantly, the truths from the half-truths (and the down-right lies).

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'Mic Wright's book is brimming with intelligence, energy, ethics and impeccable research, re-visiting major news stories of recent decades with a fresh eye and drawing lessons for today. An essential read right now for both journalists and anyone who cares about the art of news.' -- Samira Ahmed

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Mic Wright is a reporter, journalist, and media critic from Norwich. After studying at Cambridge - the first in his family to attend any university - he started out on Pensions World magazine before moving to Stuff, the music magazine Q, The Daily Telegraph, and The Times and Sunday Times. His work has appeared in every national newspaper besides The Daily Mail (and Daily Sport). He writes the media criticism newsletter Conquest of the Useless and has appeared on national and international broadcast platforms including the BBC, Sky News, CNN and Al Jazeera. After living in Dublin and London, he now lives in Norwich again with his wife and step-daughter. Mic writes a newsletter that analyses the British media which has around 7,000 subscribers.

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