The News is Alain de Botton\'s witty and insightful exploration of our twenty-first century obsession with media.
Here, Alain de Botton examines a number of archetypal news stories - a plane crash, a murder, a political scandal, a celebrity interview - from a fresh perspective to ask intriguin.
But rarely do we consider how it touches us. Why do we keep checking the news? Today, the news occupies the same dominant position in our lives as religion once did.
The News is Alain de Botton\'s witty and insightful exploration of our twenty-first century obsession with media