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Neil Mackay hears about John Pilger's investigation of the Cambodian killing fields.

Neil Mackay hears how John Pilger brought the horrors of the Cambodian killing fields to the world's attention, and how years later he is still haunted by those images.

Startling stories from behind the headlines. Neil Mackay - the Sunday Herald's multi-award winning Home Affairs and Investigations Editor - hears from fellow investigative journalists about the biggest stories of their careers. What on earth drives them to pursue a scoop well beyond the point of their own safety and possibly their own sanity?
In a career as a foreign correspondent lasting over half a century, John Pilger is something of a legend. He's won the highest awards in journalism, and is world-renowned for reporting on injustice both at home and abroad - and for his compassionate pursuit of the truth.
He's investigated many human rights abuses from around the world, but it's his many investigations into the murderous regime of the Khmer Rouge on the people of Cambodia. Neil hears how the sights, sounds and smells of Cambodia still haunt him to this day.

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Startling stories from behind the headlines as Neil Mackay hears from fellow news hounds.

Startling stories from behind the headlines. Neil Mackay hears from investigative journalists about the biggest stories of their careers and what drives them to pursue a scoop.

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