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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Political news headlines lose many readers’ interest when they lack vital context.
Chapter 3: World news is often poorly presented and ignores the universal values at the heart of its stories.
Chapter 4: Financial news targets only investors, leaving the stories behind the numbers untold.
Chapter 5: Admiring celebrities can be healthy, but news today rarely highlights the distinctive qualities that truly make stars admirable.
Chapter 6: Tragedies can teach moral lessons, but not when news stories show no sympathy for criminals.
Chapter 7: Consumerism can be an existential pursuit when the news conveys the deeper values within products.
Chapter 8: The emerging trend is personalized news, though it may ultimately result in a narrower view of the world.
Description
The News (2014) reads between the lines of the constant stream of today’s news – news to which many readers are becoming increasingly indifferent. This indifference isn’t so much the reader’s fault as the media’s. Constant competition in a crowded market results in news outlets failing to package stories in a way that’s appealing, engaging and, most of all, informative.
Who Should Listen
- News readers who want to make better choices about what to read
- Skeptics who think mainstream news is worthless
- Journalists who want to write better articles