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Cover-Up: Unveiling Seymour Hersh's Fight Against Government Deceit

12/25/2025

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The documentary Cover-Up profiles investigative journalist Seymour Hersh and his work exposing government misconduct.
Directed by Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus, the film uses archival footage and interviews to highlight Hersh's stories, including My Lai and Watergate, and to explore the relationship between journalism and government.
It opens with a 1968 incident in which a military nerve agent killed more than 6,000 sheep, illustrating investigative journalism's power and impact.

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Story summary

The documentary Cover-Up profiles investigative journalist Seymour Hersh and his work exposing government misconduct.
Directed by Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus, the film uses archival footage and interviews to highlight Hersh's stories, including My Lai and Watergate, and to explore the relationship between journalism and government.
It opens with a 1968 incident in which a military nerve agent killed more than 6,000 sheep, illustrating investigative journalism's power and impact.