Truth is based on the memoir by which news producer and author?
Mary Alice Mapes
Title: Truth (2015 film)
Passage: Truth is a 2015 American political docudrama film written and directed by James Vanderbilt in his directorial debut.  It is based on American journalist and television news producer Mary Mapes' memoir "Truth and Duty: The Press, the President and the Privilege of Power".  The film focuses on the Killian documents controversy, and the resulting last days of news anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes at CBS News.  It stars Cate Blanchett as Mapes and Robert Redford as Rather.
Title: Mary Mapes
Passage: Mary Alice Mapes (born May 9, 1956) is an American journalist, former television news producer, and author.  She was a principal producer for CBS News, primarily the "CBS Evening News" and primetime television program "60 Minutes Wednesday".  She is known for breaking the story of the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal, which won a Peabody Award, and the story of Senator Strom Thurmond's unacknowledged biracial daughter, Essie Mae Washington.  In 2005, she was fired from CBS for her part in the Killian documents controversy.
Title: News producer
Passage: A news producer is one of the most integral members of any news-production team.  The news producer takes all the elements of a newscast (packages, video, graphics, etc.) and compiles them into a cohesive show.
Mary Mapes Truth (2015 film)