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Radio 4,07 Apr 2017,10 mins

Bad News is Good Business

A Point of View

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AL Kennedy says we should reject the media outlets that peddle only bad news whether real or fake in ever shriller voices, depicting a world of unremitting awfulness. "Fake facts - let's just call them lies - and deceptively selective coverage have to be peddled with greater than average outrage and shock just to keep their frailty from being examined too closely." Producer: Sheila Cook.

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