My review of Tim Watkin’s book was published today on Newsroom. Here is a sample:
“The relationship between news media and the public is like a marriage. It is conceived in heaven but there is an ever-present danger that it will be perceived as the Eighth Circle of Dante’s Inferno. That is where we find panderers and seducers, hypocrites, sowers of discord, and falsifiers.”
You can read the full review here: https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/05/book-of-the-week-journalism-is-broken/