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Stephen Sackur
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Stephen Sackur
@stephensackur
Journalist, Writer, Broadcaster @TimesRadio, former HARDtalker. Still curious and inquisitive… Contact: @greeneandheaton
London
Joined January 2011
- I am getting quite addicted to a Indian TV. Fox News is so tame...
- THREAD: 1. PERSONAL NEWS: Today BBC News has announced plans to close @BBCHARDtalk after 3 decades holding the world’s politicians and powerbrokers to account. This is sad news for me personally, but much more important, I think it’s depressing news for the BBC🧵
- My interview with former Finance Minister @MIshaqDar50 seems to be causing quite a stir in #Pakistan. Well worth watching the whole interview if you can... @BBCHARDtalk on @BBCWorldStephen Sackur: "How many properties do you and your family own?" Ishaq Dar: 😳😳😳 x.com/____hashim/sta…
- I’ve just recorded my last contribution for the BBC after 39 years. It’ll be on the next edition of From Our Own Correspondent on @BBCRadio4 and @bbcworldservice Now onward to new adventures… As my hero Marcelo Bielsa might say, ‘Vamos Carajo!’
- BBC management is closing @BBCHARDtalk after three decades holding power to account around the world. Here are some thoughts ⬇️ ‘I feel really, really cross at incredibly dumb decisions’: Stephen Sackur on the end of HARDtalk – and leaving the BBC
- The blatant bias of Dawn against PTI has now come out in the open. So much for Dawn's neutral and liberal credentials! Complete farce! Full marks to Stevan Sackur for exposing Dawn in his BBC HardTalk interview.
- A lot of love for #Duterte here on Twitter. Seems unleashing deadly force in 'war on drugs' is a vote winner. For now. @BBCHARDtalk
- Don’t miss this!Chairman @ImranKhanPTI 's Interview with @stephensackur will be aired at 08:30 PST tomorrow morning on BBC Hard Talk
- The outpouring of support for @BBCHARDtalk over the last 48 hours has been extraordinary. Thank you. We are proud of our journalism. And it’s great to know how much it is appreciated worldwide The BBC is foolish to axe HARDtalk - New Statesman
- One of his last interviews as a free man…Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaking state secrets He spoke to @stephensackur last year about what he sees as a political crackdown in Pakistan 📻 bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…
- Replying to @stephensackur7. Next year I’ll be looking to stretch my legs and embrace new opportunities. My commitment to rigorous exploration of world affairs won’t change. I hope the BBC’s doesn’t either.
- Deeply depressing analysis of #Kashmir situation from @shahfaesal. India has ‘murdered’ democracy, he says... the choice is to be a stooge or a separatist. ....And this is the voice of a Kashmiri ‘moderate’This post is unavailable.
- Replying to @stephensackur2. and all who believe in the importance of independent, rigorous deeply-researched journalism. At a time when disinformation and media manipulation are poisoning public discourse HARDtalk is unique - a long-form interview show with only one mission:
