It is too easy to take news for granted, and overlook how it relates to
propaganda, censorship and freedom. Journalists are, after all, sometimes killed
revealing the truth. News Revolution: Political and Economic Decisions about
Global Information by Mark Alleyne will open your mind
to the international scope of news and how modern communications is
changing it and our attitudes to human rights. Published by Macmillan, £12.99,
ISBN 0333694635.
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