The Power of the Press: My Lai and Seymour Hersh

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the anniversary of the American attack on My Lai during the Vietnam war. Today April 8, is the birthday of the journalist who broke that story, Seymour Hersh. In his honor, I want to remind you of My Lai and what one of the great journalists of our lifetime has accomplished.

On March 16, 1968, in a small Vietnamese village, "something dark and bloody" took place.

On November 12, 1969, journalist Seymour Hersh broke the story of the massacre in My Lai during...