Seymour Hersh, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, has significantly influenced public opinion and government policy over six decades, starting with his reporting on the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War and later exposing the Abu Ghraib torture scandal. His career and volatile personality are explored in the documentary “Cover-Up,” where filmmaker Laura Poitras describes his relentless pursuit of truth and his adversarial stance towards power. Despite his tough exterior, Hersh built trust through informal interactions while reporting. Now at 88, he remains engaged in journalism, expressing a strong commitment to uncovering the chaotic realities of today.
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