Cover-Up

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Wayne M @Wayne93 Feb 26 Cover-Up is a meticulous and fascinating look at the career of legendary American journalist Seymour Hersh. Directed by Laura Poitras, she waited twenty years to interview him and it was worth it. He takes us through his career and the many stories he broke. Hersh initially covered politics in Washington for the AP, before going freelance. He became famous in 1969 when he uncovered the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War. This was a national scandal that saw over 100 people killed. For decades since he has worked on the biggest stories in the US, including Watergate and the Abu Ghraib torture scandal. Now 88, he still works and seems vital. It is also a reminder of the value and power of true journalism and integrity. See more Walt S Feb 23 A very good profile of a super investigative writer blended with facinating history. Worthwhile viewing. See more Nancy S Feb 23 Seymour Hersh was our commencement speaker at Syracuse University's Newhouse School when I was on the faculty. I beg journalism and communications students in particular to watch this documentary. Know what My Lai is and why Abu Ghraib's exposure mattered. We don't like to look at our American underbelly, but we must. See more Avindu G Feb 13 Cover-up is a powerful statement on what true journalism mean. From My Lai to Abu Ghraib and Nord Stream to G+W what these men and women exposed to the world had at least altered the empire's course and opened avenues for the ones who would look beyond. A well directed documentary with great use of visuals to empower each dialogue. Good use of music and sound effects. Cover-up is a must watch for the lovers of this genre. See more Tyson B. @TysonTethered Feb 7 Underscores why the fourth estate is essential to our democracy. See more Michael D @MichaelX Feb 2 I watched Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus’ "Cover-Up" with my teeth clenched and a slow, inchoate anger building scene by scene. For anyone who still clings to the idea of America as a shining city on a hill, buoyed forever by its founding ideals, this superb documentary about legendary investigative journalist Seymour Hersh will help disabuse you of that illusion. Hersh exposed the lies behind the My Lai massacre during Vietnam and the horrors of Abu Ghraib during the Iraq War, work that fundamentally altered how power, war, and accountability are understood. He's an uneasy subject: prickly, evasive, uninterested in aggrandizement, preferring that the reporting speak for itself. Poitras, following her excellent Edward Snowden film, wisely steps back and lets the documents, sources, and consequences do the talking. In a just world, figures like Hersh would be memorialized and taught, while war criminals like Nixon and Kissinger would be disgraceful footnotes in the dustbin of history. See more Read all reviews

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