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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, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm 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 audie...

people to pray for his predecessor, pope—emeritus benedict, whose health has worsened. officials say his health has deteriorated overnight. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm 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, for trust, too. my guest, david dimbleby, became, in the course of a long broadcasting career, th...

but there should be some sunshine around in places. increasingly wintry. factor in the northerly winds, it'll 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. that's it. there's more analysis of the day's main stories on newsnight, just getting underway over on bbc two. but the news continues here on bbc one, as wejoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. have a very g...

To be able to tell my audience "what's happening." i'm not that that kind ofjournalist. i've done political interviewing like you do. interviewing and i've done question time, which was big audience debates. that's the kind of stuff i've 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 on. and that seems to me fair. no, my objection to social media is not the information that c...

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, you're saying, "you know what, that's 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 what's happening." i'm not that that kind ofjournalist. i've done political interviewing and i've done question time, which was big audience debates. that's the kind of stuff i've done. when i was reporting, i reported in ...