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He exposed My Lai and Abu Ghraib. Now ‘Cover-Up’ turns the lens on Seymour Hersh

Laura Poitras’s documentary 'Cover-Up' reveals Hersh’s exposure of major U.S. scandals and his ongoing work amid a crisis in journalism, highlighting 7,000 archival materials.

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The legendary investigative reporter and Oscar-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras discuss the price of exposing what others want hidden in a documentary about journalism.

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He exposed My Lai and Abu Ghraib. Now 'Cover-Up' turns the lens on Seymour Hersh

For more than half a century, Seymour Hersh has been asking the questions the powerful would rather not answer.

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He exposed My Lai and Abu Ghraib. Now ‘Cover-Up’ turns the lens on Seymour Hersh

The legendary investigative reporter and Oscar-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras discuss the price of exposing what others want hidden in a documentary about journalism.

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