Breaking the News is an exhibition all about the news and the power it holds in society, on now at Sheffield Central Library.
News has the power to make and break elections. Turn everyday people into overnight superstars. And bring them crashing back down to earth. We base our opinions, decisions, and arguments on it. It shapes the world around us – and the way we make sense of it. But can it ever be truly objective? And is the news you consume the same as everyone else’s?
Combining panels from the British Library alongside items from Sheffield’s own collections, this exhibition and accompanying events pose questions about the news, its history, and how we use it today.
Exhibition events:
The Story of the News
17 March, 6pm – book now
Political Cartoons: Political and Social Satire through the Centuries
31 March, 11am – book now
Sheffield’s radicals and reformers of the 18th and 19th Century
21 April, 10am – book now
Truth and Trust: A Writing Workshop
23 April, 10:30am – book now
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