{"product_id":"hard-truth-investigations-that-shook-the-world-and-why-they-matter-now-by-stephen-sackur","title":"Hard Truth: Investigations That Shook the World – and Why They Matter Now by Stephen Sackur (SIGNED PRE-ORDER)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDATE OF RELEASE: 8 OCT 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 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 witness and move on? What does impartiality mean when the truth itself is drowning in a sea of disinformation and lies? Do we need journalists who see themselves as 'activists for the 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHard Truth shows us that there is hope. It is a fight that can still be won.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardback \u003cbr\u003ePublication: 8 Oct 2026, Headline \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781035434329\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 384 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57839823651198,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9781035434329.jpg?v=1786622875","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/hard-truth-investigations-that-shook-the-world-and-why-they-matter-now-by-stephen-sackur","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}