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Hersh recalls My Lai massacre 50 years on

15/03/2018 GMT

BBC News - HARDtalk, Seymour Hersh

Stephen Sackur speaks to investigative journalist Seymour Hersh.

In 1968, investigative journalist Seymour Hersh exposed a war crime committed by US soldiers in the Vietnami. 50 years on, are journalists still able to tell the truth to power?

On March 16th 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. 50 years on from My Lai, are journalists still able to tell the truth to power?

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