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Oscar-Contender ‘Cover-Up,’ National Board Of Review Winner, Puts Investigative Journalism Legend Seymour Hersh At Center Of Story

December 10, 2025

Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh in the documentary 'Cover-Up' Netflix EXCLUSIVE: Going back to the 1960s, investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has broken story after story of immense national and international importance: the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War, the testing of chemical and biological weapons on U. S. soil, the Abu Ghraib scandal, Watergate, the CIA meddling in domestic politics, and much more. At age 88, Hersh is still working scoops, as seen in the documentary Cover-Up, the award-winning film directed by Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus that’s a strong Oscar contender.

Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh in the documentary 'Cover-Up'

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The feature, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival, debuts on Netflix December 26 following a theatrical opening on December 19.
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Hersh’s reporting notebooks, filled with details of interviews with sources, could probably fill a warehouse.
For those who care about the importance of investigative journalism and its critical function in a democracy, the tablets might be considered sacred.
Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh in ‘Cover-Up’ Netflix Hersh shared his dog-eared legal pads scribbled with jottings with the filmmakers, but not without great hesitation.

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Oscar-Contender ‘Cover-Up,’ National Board Of Review Winner, Puts Investigative Journalism Legend Seymour Hersh At Center Of Story

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Oscar-Contender ‘Cover-Up,’ National Board Of Review Winner, Puts Investigative Journalism Legend Seymour Hersh At Center Of Story

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