The Truth

A Novel of Discworld

324 pages

English language

Published Nov. 7, 2000 by HarperCollins Publishers.

ISBN:
978-0-380-97895-3
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5 stars (6 reviews)

The denizens of Ankh-Morpork fancy they've seen just about everything. But then comes the Ankh-Morpork Times, struggling scribe William de Worde's upper-crust, newsletter turned Discworld's first paper of record.An ethical joulnalist, de Worde has a proclivity for investigating stories -- a nasty habit that soon creates powerful enemies eager to stop his presses. And what better way than to start the Inquirer, a titillating (well, what else would it be?) tabloid that conveniently interchanges what's real for what sells.But de Worde's got an inside line on the hot story concerning Ankh-Morpork's leading patrician Lord Vetinari. The facts say Vetinari is guilty. But as William de Worde learns, facts don't always tell the whole story. There's that pesky little thing called the truth ...

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reviewed The truth by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, part 25)

Relevant and Engaging

4 stars

Great piece of work. The first one of Pratchett's I happen to read. The beginning was a little difficult for me given all the characters introduced but it picks up and was actually really engaging and incredibly relevant to issues of mis/disinformation today

reviewed La verdad by Terry Pratchett

Demoledoramente actual

5 stars

Una magnífica obra que habla sobre el periodismo, sobre qué es (o debería) ser el periodismo de verdad, como cuarto poder fiscalizador, sobre las fake news y sobre los poderosos en la sombra.

Todo esto con la sátira, gracia y saber hacer de Pratchett.

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Subjects

  • Discworld (Imaginary place) -- Fiction.
  • Newspaper publishing -- Fiction.
  • Journalists -- Fiction.