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Brass Tacks: What's News?

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on BBC Two England

Newspapers have to sell to survive. BBC News and ITN compete for audiences. But what are they there for - to enlighten or to entertain? To reflect or to dictate public opinion?

Last week Brass Tacks examined the news values of Britain's four newest national newspapers. Tonight journalists and commentators from print, radio and television join John Harrison - and some of you who rang after last week's programme - to ask, what's news?
BBC North West

Contributors

Presenter:
John Harrison
Director:
Robert Khodadad
Producer:
Malcolm Betney
Editor:
Colin Cameron
Source: Radio Times

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