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in winter storms sweeping across north america, which are being described as the "blizzard of the century". thousands are still without power and there is ongoing widespread travel disruption — nearly 20,000 flights have been cancelled in recent days. now on bbc news, its hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. where do you get your news from? do you trust it to be true? for many of us, the answers to these questions are changing. social media is an increasingly dominant so...

people to pray for his predecessor, pope—emeritus benedict, whose health has worsened. officials say his health has deteriorated overnight. now on bbc news, its hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. where do you get your news from? do you trust it to be true? for many of us, the answers to these questions are changing. social media is an increasingly dominant source of information. long—established news sources, like us at the bbc, are in a fight for audiences and, yes,...

but there should be some sunshine around in places. increasingly wintry. factor in the northerly winds, itll feel colder than this. for next week, turning much colder for a time, increasing risk of frost and ice where we have had all of the flooded fields. things could be disruptive on monday, so stay tuned to the forecast. thanks, stav. thats it. theres more analysis of the days main stories on newsnight, just getting underway over on bbc two. but the news continues here on bbc one, a...

To be able to tell my audience "whats happening." im not that that kind ofjournalist. ive done political interviewing like you do. interviewing and ive done question time, which was big audience debates. thats the kind of stuff ive done. when i was reporting, i reported in south africa on apartheid for about three years. and then, it was my eyes, yes, and it was pre—social media, yes, and i went around and talked to lots of people, yes, and produced what i thought was a story of what was going...

From bbc reporters? no, i pick it up from all sorts of different sources. well, what do you get from... you get so many more sources today than we had when you set out in journalism, and in a way, youre saying, "you know what, thats really not a very good thing. "i want the right, as a very respected..." no, no, no, no. "..seniorjournalist, "to be able to tell my "audience whats happening." im not that that kind ofjournalist. ive done political interviewing and ive done question time, which was ...

You get so many more sources today than we had when you set out injournalism, and in a way, youre saying, "you know what, thats really not a very good thing. "i want the right, as a very respected..." no, no, no, no. "..seniorjournalist, "to be able to tell my "..senior journalist, to be able to tell my "audience whats happening." im not that that kind ofjournalist. ive done political interviewing like you do. ive done political interviewing and ive done question time, which was big audience deb...

Of different sources. well, what do you get from... you get so many more sources today than we had when you set out injournalism, and in a way, youre saying, "you know what, thats really not a very good thing. "i want the right, as a very respected..." no, no, no, no. "..seniorjournalist, "to be able to tell my "..senior journalist, to be able to tell my "audience whats happening." im not that that kind ofjournalist. ive done political interviewing like you do. ive done political interviewing an...

Do you spend your whole time on twitter? i dont spend my whole time... do you pick up all your news from twitter? im definitely on twitter. or do you pick it up from bbc reporters? no, i pick it up from all sorts of different sources. well, what do you get from... you get so many more sources today than we had when you set out in journalism, and in a way, youre saying, "you know what, thats really not a very good thing. "i want the right, as a very respected..." no, no, no, no. "..seniorjournali...

Of different sources. well, what do you get from... you get so many more sources today than we had when you set out injournalism, and in a way, youre saying, "you know what, thats really not a very good thing. "i want the right, as a very respected..." no, no, no, no. "..seniorjournalist, "to be able to tell my "..senior journalist, to be able to tell my "audience whats happening." im not that that kind ofjournalist. ive done political interviewing like you do. ive done political interviewing an...

News from twitter? im definitely on twitter. or do you pick it up from bbc reporters? no, i pick it up from all sorts of different sources. well, what do you get from... you get so many more sources today than we had when you set out in journalism, and in a way, youre saying, "you know what, thats really not a very good thing. "i want the right, as a very respected..." no, no, no, no. "..seniorjournalist, "to be able to tell my to be able to tell my "audience whats happening." im not that that k...