Character Relationship Map: Cover-Up

Characters

• Self - Investigative Journalist (played by Seymour Hersh) — protagonist
• Self - The New York Times (played by Jeff Gerth) — protagonist
• Self - Dispatch News (played by David Obst) — supporting
• Self - The Washington Post (played by Bob Woodward) — supporting
• Self - Former Research Assistant (played by Max Friedman) — supporting
• Self - U.S. Army Major General (played by Antonio Taguba) — supporting
• Self - The New Yorker (played by Amy Davidson Sorkin) — supporting
• Self - Anonymous Source (played by Camille Lo Sapio) — supporting
• Self - Father of Seymour Hersh (played by Isador Hersh) — supporting
• Self - Mother of Seymour Hersh (played by Dorothy Hersh) — supporting

Key Relationships

• Self - Investigative Journalist → Self - Anonymous Source (Professional Source)
• Self - Investigative Journalist → Self - U.S. Army Major General (Conflict Subject)
• Self - Investigative Journalist → Self - The New Yorker (Professional Publisher)
• Self - Investigative Journalist → Self - Former Research Assistant (Professional Mentor)
• Self - Investigative Journalist → Self - The Washington Post (Professional Colleague)
• Self - Investigative Journalist → Self - Dispatch News (Professional Colleague)
• Self - Investigative Journalist → Self - The New York Times (Professional Colleague)
• Self - Investigative Journalist → Self - Mother of Seymour Hersh (Family Mother)
• Self - Investigative Journalist → Self - Father of Seymour Hersh (Family Father)

Story Analysis

A documentary exploring Seymour Hersh's career through the exposure of major U.S. political and military scandals.

Plot Progression

1. The Reluctant Interview
2. Exposing the Shadows
3. The Watergate Nexus
4. Legacy of Truth