Reporter
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'Reporter is just wonderful. Truly a great life, and what shines out of the book, amid the low cunning and tireless legwork, is Hersh's warmth and humanity. Essential reading for every journalist and aspiring journalist the world over' John le Carre
In the early 1950s, teenage Seymour Hersh was finishing…
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One of the major missions assigned our governments, national and local, is to keep us in line, on the straight and narrow; but who keeps tabs on the governments? The courts, of course, and the press – especially the investigative reporters. They hold the feet of mayors and presidents to the fire. For many years, Seymour Hersh has been the most celebrated and contentious of foot holders.
In his book, Reporting, Hersh tells the delicious back stories of some of his many scoops, including: The government was developing chemical and biological weapons while denying it. U.S. troops murdered 109…
Seymour Hersh is one of the journalistic giants of the last century. His reporting has exposed wrongs all over the globe—from Viet Nam to the Middle East to Washington, D.C. The book contains previously unreported details on an array of stories, including the My Lai massacre and the torture at Abu Ghraib. Must reading for journalists and anyone interested in history.
From Maurice's list on true stories with meaning and power.
Sy Hersh is far and away the best investigative reporter of the last 50 years. This book tells how he got the stories that became some of the biggest national security scandals of our time – from My Lai to Watergate to CIA domestic spying to Abu Ghraib. This is essential reading for anyone interested in either or both journalism or national security.
From John's list on national security in the USA.
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