Seymour Hersh's fearless reporting has ear ned him fame\, front-page bylines in virtually every major newspaper in th e free world\, honors galore\, and no small amount of controversy. Now in this memoir he describes what drove him and how he worked as an independen t outsider\, even at the nation's most prestigious publications. He tells the stories behind the stories--riveting in their own right--as he chases leads\, cultivates sources\, and grapples with the weight of what he uncov ers\, daring to challenge official narratives handed down from the powers that be. In telling these stories\, Hersh divulges previously unreported i nformation about some of his biggest scoops\, including the My Lai massacr e and the horrors at Abu Ghraib. There are also illuminating recollections of some of the giants of American politics and journalism: Ben Bradlee\, A. M. Rosenthal\, David Remnick\, and Henry Kissinger among them. This is essential reading on the power of the printed word at a time when good jou rnalism is under fire as never before.
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