He Broke The My Lai And Abu Ghraib Stories: ‘Cover-Up’ Directors Laura Poitras & Mark Obenhaus On Investigative Journalism Legend Seymour Hersh

Up,' directed by Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus, explores the career of the legendary investigative journalist.
Variety

‘Cover-Up’ Review: Laura Poitras’s Enthralling Portrait of Seymour Hersh Makes You Ask: Where Have All the Investigative Reporters Gone?

Fifty years later, the stories that Hersh reported — like the My Lai massacre — now look iconic. But the documentary captures how uncovering corruption is always a mountain to climb. Back then, when ...
TheWrap

‘Cover-Up’ Review: Seymour Hersh Documentary Makes the Journalist Both the Subject and the Source

Over a static shot of a peculiar address comes a voice we know oh so well. “The son of a bitch is a son of a bitch,” growls Richard Milhous Nixon. “But he’s usually right, isn’t he?” These filmmakers ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Cover-Up’ Review: Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus’ Sharp, Sensitive Doc Brings Relentless Truth-Seeker Seymour Hersh Into Focus

In their out-of-competition Venice entry, the filmmakers profile the prominent investigative reporter, who's still going strong at 88. By Sheri Linden Senior Copy Editor/Film Critic When Seymour Hersh ...