The Truth
Bob Gabordi
I can still feel the chills as I recall the scene on Fifth Avenue below the editor’s office in August 1997. This was really happening. Justice had prevailed. Two people were given their lives back because of the journalism by my team, the courage of our reporter and photographer. Now, their family was gathering in front of the building, holding copies of an EXTRA edition of The Herald-Dispatch that declared their freedom, holding signs and crying tears of gratitude. This was why, I was sure, the Founders had created the First Amendment. We had stood up to a foreign government and forced our own to do the right thing. Stories would not always end so elegantly. Justice and good journalism do not always win. There would be decades of frustration between moments of celebration. But this is a moment when journalism won. And it felt amazing.
Author - Bob Gabordi.
Narrator - Tom Mailey.
Published Date - Monday, 15 January 2024.
Location:
United States
Description:
I can still feel the chills as I recall the scene on Fifth Avenue below the editor’s office in August 1997. This was really happening. Justice had prevailed. Two people were given their lives back because of the journalism by my team, the courage of our reporter and photographer. Now, their family was gathering in front of the building, holding copies of an EXTRA edition of The Herald-Dispatch that declared their freedom, holding signs and crying tears of gratitude. This was why, I was sure, the Founders had created the First Amendment. We had stood up to a foreign government and forced our own to do the right thing. Stories would not always end so elegantly. Justice and good journalism do not always win. There would be decades of frustration between moments of celebration. But this is a moment when journalism won. And it felt amazing. Author - Bob Gabordi. Narrator - Tom Mailey. Published Date - Monday, 15 January 2024.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:00:26
Chapter 2
Duration:00:00:16
Chapter 3
Duration:00:03:26
Chapter 4
Duration:00:08:37
Chapter 5
Duration:00:43:29
Chapter 6
Duration:00:20:03
Chapter 7
Duration:00:28:10
Chapter 8
Duration:00:22:10
Chapter 9
Duration:00:36:42
Chapter 10
Duration:00:19:22
Chapter 11
Duration:00:31:52
Chapter 12
Duration:00:20:12
Chapter 13
Duration:00:37:45
Chapter 14
Duration:00:06:47
Chapter 15
Duration:00:28:52
Chapter 16
Duration:00:40:48
Chapter 17
Duration:00:18:31
Chapter 18
Duration:00:23:34
Chapter 19
Duration:00:15:21
Chapter 20
Duration:00:23:57
Chapter 21
Duration:00:23:22
Chapter 22
Duration:00:00:53
Chapter 23
Duration:00:04:48