Truth Worth Telling
A Reporter's Search for Meaning in the Stories of Our Times
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Publisher Description
An inspiring, courageous memoir from the frontlines of history by one of the most trusted and respected voices in American journalism.
For decades, Scott Pelley has been reporting on news that matters. A former correspondent for 60 Minutes and anchor for CBS Evening News, he has been a fierce advocate for journalistic integrity and the importance of the freedom of the press in an era of disinformation. Now, for the first time, he shares a riveting dispatch from his award-winning career, chronicling globe-spanning moments that shaped our history and a portrait of the people who lived through them.
In moving, detailed prose, he:
• stands with firefighters at the collapsing World Trade Center on 9/11;
• advances with American troops in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq;
• reveals private moments with presidents (and would-be presidents) he's known for decades;
• offers a passionate defense of journalism and the necessity of a free press, and more.
"A monument to journalistic excellence" (Douglas Brinkley), Truth Worth Telling is a reminder of the values we can and must uphold, even in the most uncertain of times.
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A TV newsman confronts war, terror, economic collapse, and presidential deceit in this tumultuous memoir. Pelley, a 60 Minutes correspondent and former anchor of CBS Evening News, combines firsthand observations, interviews with newsmakers, and reported profiles to recapture the stories he covered. An opening piece on the September 11 attacks mixes his on-the-spot impressions of the collapsing World Trade Center with an intimate profile of a fire department chief coping with the disaster; a chapter on the 2008 financial crash puts him in the room as Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke struggle to bail out the economy, then probes the big banks' mortgage frauds; and a recap of the 2016 election reviews the dissembling and derangements of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Many chapters are devoted to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: Pelley watches U.S. helicopters bombard the enemy; slogs along on counterinsurgency patrols; confronts President George W. Bush over the lies told to justify the invasion of Iraq; and examines the kidnapping and torture of prisoners by the U. S. military and CIA. Pelley's narratives are a riveting blend of investigative reporting, color commentary, and personal reminiscence; they make a convincing case for why journalism still matters.
