Hard Truth by Stephen Sackur

Hard Truth by Stephen Sackur

'A brave journalist on brave journalism'
Jonathan Freedland, author of The Traitor's Circle

'From HARDtalk to hard truths, Stephen Sackur provides a vital book on the importance of journalism and the insidious threats to it'
Jon Sopel, co-host of The News Agents

'Stephen Sackur is a journalist of rare courage and toughness who is deservedly respected across the world for his uncompromising and brilliant interviews'
Rory Stewart, co-host of The Rest Is Politics

From Woodward and Bernstein's famous exposé 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 in a series of global investigations, highlighting the work of extraordinarily courageous journalists in a journey that leads him from Washington to the West Bank, 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 witness and move on? What does impartiality mean when the truth itself is drowning in a sea of distraction, distortion and disinformation? Do we need journalists who see themselves as 'activists for truth'?

In a media landscape dominated by a handful of tech oligarchs, in which lies are weaponised and reality is warped by algorithms, independent journalists are increasingly on the front line of the fight to save democracy itself. Hard Truth shows us that there is hope. It is a fight that can still be won.

Stephen Sackur joined the BBC as a graduate trainee and spent many years as a foreign correspondent, covering the 1989 revolutions and the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the first Gulf War. He was based in Cairo from 1992 to 1995, and in Jerusalem from 1995 to 1997. He then moved to Washington where he covered the 2000 election. He presented HARDtalk from 2005 to the final episode in March 2025. In June 2025 Stephen joined Times Radio as a regular presenter of The Times at One.

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ISBN 13	9781035434329
ISBN 10	1035434326
Title	Hard Truth
Author	Stephen Sackur
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Headline Publishing Group
Year published	2026-10-08
Number of pages	352
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