How to Read the News

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How the news is made and how our perception of the facts can be shaped by its presentation

A five-part series revisiting news stories from a year ago to forensically examine how the news is made, and how our perception of the facts can be shaped by those presenting them.

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How to Read the News: What you’re not being told

What you’re not being told

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How privacy law stops journalists telling you everything they know

Why don’t journalists tell everything they know? One reason is privacy law. We hear from the lawyer who warned editors off publishing the name of Phillip Schofield’s former lover, and speak to the chief lawyer for The Times and The Sunday Times who took the risk of naming a parliamentary researcher alleged to be spying for China. 
 
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Charlotte McDonald
Researchers: Beth Ashmead Latham, Kirsteen Knight
Editors: China Collins, Emma Rippon

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