Hard Truth: Investigations That Shook the World - and Why They Matter Now

Drawing on his long and distinguished reporting career, former BBC HARDtalk presenter Stephen Sackur mounts a passionate case for fearless, truth-telling journalism in a world turned toxic by disinformation. From Woodward and Bernstein's famous expose´ of a crooked American president to the shocking murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia who confronted deep-rooted corruption in Malta, Hard Truth explores ten dramatic cases where journalists showed astonishing bravery in uncovering the truth; sometimes paying the ultimate price. Stephen Sackur spent many years holding political leaders to account as the presenter of BBC HARDtalk.In Hard Truth he takes us inside a series of global investigations, highlighting the work of extraordinarily courageous journalists, many of them women, in a journey that takes him from the West Bank to Washington, Moscow to Manila. Hard Truth is also the story of Sackur re-examining the assumptions underpinning the journalism he grew up with.Is it enough to bear witn