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Seymour Hersh

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Key facts

Name Seymour Hersh[1]
Birth date April 8, 1937[1]
Birth place Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[1]
Occupation Journalist[1]
Known for Reporting on the My Lai Massacre and the Abu Ghraib scandal[2]

Seymour Hersh is an American investigative journalist known for exposing the My Lai Massacre and the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. He won the 1970 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting and has written extensively on U.S. government actions abroad.

Context

Seymour Hersh is an American journalist and investigative reporter known for exposing the My Lai Massacre and the Abu Ghraib prison scandal [2]. Born in Chicago on April 8, 1937, he has spent his career reporting on U.S. government actions abroad [1]. He won the 1970 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for his My Lai coverage [3]. He worked for The New York Times and later became a regular contributor to The New Yorker in 1993 [4]. His work has focused on military misconduct and government secrecy [5].

Documented claims

  • Hersh won the 1970 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for his coverage of the My Lai Massacre. [3]
  • He worked for The New York Times and later became a regular contributor to The New Yorker starting in 1993. [4]
  • His reporting has focused on military misconduct and government secrecy. [5]

Questions and answers

What was Seymour Hersh famous for?

He is famous for exposing the My Lai Massacre and reporting on the Abu Ghraib prison scandal [2].

What did Seymour Hersh win the Pulitzer Prize for?

He won the 1970 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for his coverage of the My Lai Massacre [3].

How old is Seymour Hersh now?

Born on April 8, 1937, he is 88 years old as of 2025 [1].

Sources

  1. Seymour Hersh | Biography, Books, & Facts — britannica.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Seymour Hersh: A Reporter's Reporter - Fordham Now — now.fordham.edu (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. Seymour Hersh - Award Winner — nationalpress.org (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  4. Seymour M. Hersh | Biography | Research Starters — ebsco.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  5. Hersh, Seymour M. | Encyclopedia.com — encyclopedia.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in People