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What Makes News?

The function of news is to give people information that they didn't have before. Many countries see news broadcasting and publishing as a right and a necessary forum for politics to be scrutinised. This programme examines how news broadcasters operate and the effect they have.

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This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project