Fleet Street used to be a world unto itself. Nowadays, it's a playground for lawyers and the professional services class. The hacks are long gone, but the media industry continues to define the national conversation. In this episode of Left To Burn, Josh White talks to media critic Mic Wright about his new book Breaking: How the Media Works, When It Does and Why It Doesn't. Wright paints an unflattering portrait of the British media, its culture and its history.

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