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Living with the News

Oliver Burkeman argues that not only is the way we've come to consume news bad for us, it actually distorts our ability to be informed, hindering society rather than enabling it.

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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23/12/2022
Oliver Burkeman argues we need to pay less, not more, attention to the news.
23 Dec 2022,14 mins
22/12/2022
Oliver Burkeman argues we need to pay less, not more, attention to the news.
22 Dec 2022,14 mins
21/12/2022
Oliver Burkeman argues we need to pay less, not more, attention to the news.
21 Dec 2022,14 mins
20/12/2022
Oliver Burkeman argues we need to pay less, not more, attention to the news.
20 Dec 2022,14 mins
19/12/2022
Oliver Burkeman argues that we need to pay less, not more, attention to the news.
19 Dec 2022,14 mins