Breaking the news : 500 years of news in Britain / edited by Jackie Harrison and Luke McKernan.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Harrison, Jackie, 1961- editor.
• McKernan, Luke, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Journalism--Great Britain--History.
• Journalism.
• Great Britain.

Genre:

• History.

Physical Description:

240 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Five hundred years of news in Britain.

Place of Publication:

London : British Library, 2022.

Summary:

Whether tainted by suppression or hailed as a liberator of truth, the news is integral to our daily life. From the earliest news reporting over 500 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. Fast-evolving technologies and attitudes have shaped not only how we make news, but how we consume it. But what makes an event 'news'? Are we justified in our scepticism 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? Breaking the News asks timely questions about how reporting in Britain has written the narrative for pivotal moments in history. Among them are a grisly seventeenth-century murder, COVID-19 public information campaigns, the NSA leak by Edward Snowden and the news media's treatment of celebrities. Feature biographies also highlight influential news breakers through history, including writer and abolitionist Olaudah Equiano, photojournalist Mohamed Amin and environmental rights activist Greta Thunberg. Exhibition: British Library, London, UK (22.04. - 21.08.2022).

Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: 1. What makes a news event?
• Introduction Jackie Harrison
• The trewe enamntre: Conflict and the press Brian Winston
• News breakers: William Howard Russell Beth Gaskell
• Sensationalism's shocking secrets Maddy Smith
• News breakers: Greta Thunberg Beth Gaskell
• Devouring scandal George Brock
• News breakers: The Sunday Times Insight team Beth Gaskell
• Celebrity news: The sanctioned and the invasive Tamara Tubb
• News breakers: Olaudah Equiano Beth Gaskell
• Spectacles of woe: Reporting disasters Joad Raymond
• News breakers: Mohamed Amin Beth Gaskell
• Political theatre: The fall of Margaret Thatcher Matthew Parris
• News breakers: Malala Yousafzai Beth Gaskell
• We win! The news and celebration Luke McKernan
• 2. What does a free press mean?
• Suppressing the news Tony Harcup
• News breakers: The Voice Beth Gaskell
• The partisan press Adrian Bingham
• News breakers: William Hone Beth Gaskell
• Low and Lancaster: Visual satire in the Second World War James Whitworth
• 3. What are the ethics behind the news?
• In the public interest Kurt Barling
• News breakers: The Bristol Cable Beth Gaskell
• Crossing the line Laurel Brake
• News breakers: Carole Cadwalladr Beth Gaskell
• Seeing is believing Kurt Barling
• 4. Can the news ever be objective?
• Staying alert: The news, COVID and public information campaigns Linda Kaye
• News breakers: Bradford Community Broadcasting Beth Gaskell
• News: fact or fiction? Kurt Barling
• News breakers: Rachel Beer Beth Gaskell
• Black Lives Matter: The fight for identity in the media David Dunkley Gyimah
• News breakers: Doreen Lawrence Beth Gaskell
• Truth, trust and story Luke McKernan
• Afterword: The future of news Jo Fox
• Notes
• Timeline Luke McKernan
• British Library news collection Beth Gaskell and Luke McKernan 229; Further reading.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9780712354417
• 0712354417

OCLC:

1295406339