{"product_id":"book-2gmg","title":"FAKE NEWS","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMIKE GRAHAM TAKES AIM AT THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA IN \u003cem\u003eFAKE NEWS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVeteran journalist and broadcaster \u003cstrong\u003eMike Graham\u003c\/strong\u003e turns his attention to the state of modern journalism in \u003cem\u003eFake News\u003c\/em\u003e, a provocative examination of the relationship between the media, politics, government and the increasingly powerful forces shaping what the public is allowed to see and hear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on decades spent inside British newspapers and broadcasting, Graham argues that journalism has undergone a profound transformation. In his account, reporters have increasingly become commentators, political sympathies have displaced impartiality and once-powerful newspapers and television networks are losing audiences and influence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Brexit and the Covid years to censorship, social-media platforms and political reporting, \u003cem\u003eFake News\u003c\/em\u003e combines Graham's personal experiences with his uncompromising assessment of the industry. He recalls broadcasting throughout lockdown, working with figures including Neil Oliver and Peter Hitchens, and questioning policies and narratives that he believes much of the established media failed adequately to challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGraham also recounts TalkRADIO's sudden removal from YouTube after alleged breaches of the platform's community guidelines, an episode he presents as evidence of the extraordinary power technology companies can exercise over publishers and broadcasters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of \u003cem\u003eFake News\u003c\/em\u003e is a wider warning about freedom of expression. Graham argues that journalists, particularly those working in independent media, can no longer assume that their freedom to question prevailing orthodoxies will remain unchallenged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart memoir, part polemic and part insider account of British journalism, \u003cem\u003eFake News\u003c\/em\u003e asks a fundamental question: \u003cstrong\u003ewhen trust in traditional media collapses, who gets to decide what the truth is?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Graham, the future increasingly belongs to independent journalism — and to audiences prepared to question what they are told.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67760395616560,"sku":"BD2gmg","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-2gmg","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}