[A]n absorbing and meticulous story of how one newspaper -- the Akron Beacon Journal -- told the truth about a national tragedy in a time, like our own, when Americans were deeply divided. --James Tobin, author of Ernie Pyle's War: America's Eyewitness to World War II; professor of journalism, Miami University

[A] painstaking pursuit of the truth -- and a searing reminder of how sorely we lack it today. --Geneva Overholser, Pulitzer Prize-winning editor, journalism consultant and advisor

[A] newsroom thriller that truly uplifts and educates. --Doug Stanton, #1 New York Times best-selling author

At a time when journalists are under attack from the very highest levels of government, this book is a reminder of why journalism -- especially local journalism -- is one of the last great guarantors of our democracy. --Guy Raz, host, creator of NPR's TED Hour and How I Built This

Giles delivers a crisp, punchy narrative of a little-known turning point in American history -- and a call to understand just how key good journalism is to a healthy democracy. --BETH MACY, author of Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America

When Truth Mattered shows a small, assertive newsroom (large by today's standards) operating full-tilt, around-the-clock for days, then weeks, then months, even years in pursuit of an elusive truth: Who fired? And why? More importantly, Bob Giles asks how a local newsroom, now stripped of staff and resources, could possibly respond today. --HANK KLIBANOFF, director, Georgia Civil Rights Cold Cases Project at Emery University, author of Race Beat and winner of a 2007 Pulitzer Prize

When Truth Mattered is an important reminder that in today's digital age, meticulous reporting and the quest for truth are even more powerful together. Then and now, journalism served as a tool for accountability. It is a timeless story that resonates today. --FREDDY CORCHADO, Mexican bureau chief, Dallas Morning News, author of Midnight in Mexico

This book harkens to a time when journalists were respected, and troubling stories could not simply be dismissed as "fake news." If you care about history, journalism, great storytelling, or simply the truth, you'll devour When Truth Mattered. --JOHN U. BACON, New York Times best-selling author