Sharyl Attkisson has been a journalist for more than thirty years. She has covered controversies under the administrations of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. She received five Emmy Awards and an Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting. Her work has appeared on the CBS Evening News, CBS Sunday Morning, 48 Hours, and CBS This Morning. She is the author of The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote.