IRE Radio Podcast | A Conversation with Seymour Hersh

Seymour Hersh is an investigative reporter with a storied career dating back to his reporting on the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War. Recently, his reporting on the killing of Osama bin Laden, a narrative that runs counter to the one widely circulated, has garnered a wide range of reactions. Hersh addressed all of that and more at the recent IRE Conference in Philadelphia. Today we’re sharing a section of his conversation with Leonard Downie Jr., former executive editor of the Washington Post.

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EPISODE NOTES 

Looking for links to the stories, resources and events we discussed on this week's podcast? We've collected them for you.

• Read “The Scene of the Crime,” Seymour Hersh’s journey back to My Lai published by The New Yorker
• Read “The Killing of Osama Bin Laden,” Seymour Hersh’s investigation published by the London Review of Books
• Members only: Download the entire conversation between Seymour Hersh and Len Downie, recorded at the 2015 IRE Conference.
• Stream or download a previous podcast bonus episode, “A Conversation with Bob Woodward.”