Hard Truth

Stephen Sakur is a journalist of rare courage and toughness who is deservedly respected across the world for his uncompromising and brilliant interviews

Stephen Sackur's investigation into the nature and future of journalism is simultaneously inspiring and elegiac. By telling the stories of some of the world's bravest and most determined reporters, Sackur shows what journalism at its best can and should be. He also explains why investigative journalism is under threat and underlines how vital it is to the future of democracy and human freedom. This is an important and very readable book.

A brave journalist on brave journalism. Stephen Sackur has written the story of the stories that made a difference - and delivered an urgent and rousing case for truth itself