News and How to Use It

Headlines arrive faster than anyone can check them, and Alan Rusbridger sets out how to tell sound reporting from the rest. Drawing on decades editing a national newspaper, Rusbridger explains how stories are sourced, funded, edited and spread, and why some false claims travel further than the corrections that follow. Entries cover bias, fact-checking, propaganda, algorithms and the economics behind what appears on a feed, arranged so the book can be consulted as easily as read straight through. Points readers mention most: • Written by a former Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian • Explains sourcing, verification and editorial judgement in plain terms • Covers algorithms, virality and the business of digital publishing • Structured in short entries that work as a reference Useful for students of journalism and media studies, teachers, researchers and general readers who want sharper judgement online; stocked by Boipoka.