Truth and Duty

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Truth and Duty: The Press, the President, and the Privilege of Power is a 2005 non-fiction book by Mary Mapes, published by St. Martin's Press.

Contents

It is her account of her time at CBS News during the Iraq War and a series of events which resulted in her losing her job. [1] She had covered the Abu Ghraib scandal. [2] She also had produced a program on President of the United States George W. Bush's record in military service, but it was revealed that the program relied on forged documents [3] in what is known as the Killian documents controversy.

Reception

Jonathan Alter in The New York Times described the book as "high-spirited, if overwrought and self-serving". [1]

Dave Denison of the Texas Observer wrote that the book appears like it is "conducting a kind of public therapy" to deal with Mapes' feelings, and then in the final 33% it becomes "a surprisingly compelling brief." [4] Denison stated that people who are involved in politics and journalism covering politics will find the book useful. [4]

Release

James Vanderbilt received a copy of the work with a personal message from Mapes. [5]

Adaptations

The film Truth is based on the memoir. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Alter, Jonathan (2005-11-20). "Network Error". The New York Times . Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Readings Listings". The Stranger . 2005-11-17. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. 1 2 ""Truth" review: Flawed tale of chase for damning info on the president". The Denver Post . 2015-10-28. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  4. 1 2 Denison, Dave (2006-08-11). "Something About Mary (and Ben)". Texas Observer . Retrieved 2024-09-25. - Alternate copy at Dan Rather's website. PDF.
  5. ↑ Hamedy, Saba (2015-10-23). "Q&A: Mary Mapes describes seeing her 'Truth' on the big screen". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2024-09-25.
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