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Seymour Hersh - Investigative Journalist
Stephen Sackur talks to investigative journalist Seymour Hersh. Fifty years on from My Lai, are journalists still able to tell the truth to power?
On 16 March 1968, US soldiers committed a war crime during the Vietnam war. More than 500 men, women and children were systematically slaughtered in the village of My Lai. The terrible truth was exposed thanks to the work of investigative journalist Seymour Hersh. He can look back on a lifetime of reporting that has been punctuated by scoops, prizes and plentiful confrontations with the powers that be. Fifty years on from My Lai, are journalists still able to tell the truth to power?
Last on
Fri 16 Mar 2018
04:30GMT
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Interviewer | Stephen Sackur |
| Interviewed Guest | Seymour Hersh |
Broadcasts
- Thu 15 Mar 2018 04:30GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News UK & UK HD only
- Fri 16 Mar 2018 00:30GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News UK HD & UK only
- Fri 16 Mar 2018 04:30GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News UK & UK HD only