Breaking

A manual for understanding the media, revealing the nuts and bolts of the media machine which impacts our lives every day.

'Riveting and forensic' James O'Brien
'Brimming with intelligence, energy, ethics and impeccable research' Samira Ahmed
'An authoritative guide ' The Big Issue

The role of the media is more important than ever.

'Riveting and forensic' James O'Brien
'Brimming with intelligence, energy, ethics and impeccable research' Samira Ahmed
'An authoritative guide ' The Big Issue

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 elements on 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 insider interviews and personal experience of newsrooms, journalist Mic Wright strips back 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 readers with the tools to better interrogate our news outlets, separating the fair from the ethically dubious, the truths from the half-truths and the facts from the downright lies.