Cover-Up: Screening and Discussion
He's devoted his career to uncovering stories the powerful want buried. Dig into the life's work of journalist Seymour Hersh.
Cover-Up is a political thriller that traces the explosive career of Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh. Urgent and deeply reported, Cover-Up is both a portrait of a relentless journalist and an indictment of institutional violence — revealing a cycle of impunity in the U.S. military and intelligence agencies. Drawing on exclusive access to Hersh’s notes, and interweaving primary documents and archival footage, Cover-Up captures the power and process of investigative journalism.
The screening will be followed by a conversation with Seymour Hersh, Reporter, and Laura Poitras, Director, Producer and Editor, moderated by Azmat Khan, Director, Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism.
Monday, February 2, 2026, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1980466603925?aff=oddtdtcreator.
This event is co-sponsored by the Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism and the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism at Columbia University, the Freedom of the Press Foundation, Investigative Reporters and Editors, and the Overseas Press Club.