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Burke Book Club

"Reporter: A Memoir" by Seymour M. Hersh

2020-01-29 14:00:00 2020-01-29 15:00:00 America/New_York Burke Book Club Start off the New Year with a discussion of an incredible memoir about journalism and American politics. Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room

Wednesday, January 29
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2020-01-29 14:00:00 2020-01-29 15:00:00 America/New_York Burke Book Club Start off the New Year with a discussion of an incredible memoir about journalism and American politics. Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room

Start off the New Year with a discussion of an incredible memoir about journalism and American politics.

Seymour Hersh's fearless reporting has earned him fame, front-page bylines in virtually every major newspaper in the free world, honors galore, and no small amount of controversy. Now in this memoir he describes what drove him and how he worked as an independent outsider, even at the nation's most prestigious publications. He tells the stories behind the stories--riveting in their own right--as he chases leads, cultivates sources, and grapples with the weight of what he uncovers, daring to challenge official narratives handed down from the powers that be. In telling these stories, Hersh divulges previously unreported information about some of his biggest scoops, including the My Lai massacre and the horrors at Abu Ghraib. There are also illuminating recollections of some of the giants of American politics and journalism: Ben Bradlee, A. M. Rosenthal, David Remnick, and Henry Kissinger among them. This is essential reading on the power of the printed word at a time when good journalism is under fire as never before.

The Afternoon Book Club meets on the third Wednesday of each month from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Burke Branch Library. All are welcome. For more information, call Caroline Pak at 703-746-1772 or email cpak@alexlibraryva.org.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Discussion Groups |

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