Political Journalism

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Seymour Myron Hersh : An Exemplar of Democratic Investigative Journalism

In the United States , journalists are either alleged of sensationalizing the news or kidnapped . Once a journalist , one foot shall be kept in the grave while the other continues to risk itself in trying to expose the most sensitive , controversial , and world-changing events to the public It is indeed a difficult career . However , there is a journalist who seems to be never satisfied with being a plain and safe news reporter and writer

, but instead buried his foot deeper into the grave by entering the risky and very challenging world of investigative journalism . He is other than Seymour Hersh

American Pulitzer Prize awardee Seymour Myron Hersh , who became popularly known as Sy Hersh , is tagged as the most feared investigative reporter in Washington (Cooke . He was the man who revealed the alarming truths of My Lai massacre who exposed every inch of hidden facts about Nixon 's undisclosed attack to Cambodia and the one who went after Bush and Cheney 's sides about the abusive acts against the prisoners in Abu Ghraib (Cooke . Up to this date , Hersh continues to explore , discover , and reveal alarming and eye-opening truths about the current prevailing social and political issues in the world . His works cover writing books which delve into social issues and events , and writing news for the world renowned publication The New York Times and as well as writing socially relevant articles in The...