In his new book “Reporter: A Memoir,” journalist Seymour Hersh covers his life story, with analysis of his profession thrown in. On the latter, he’s not very sunny. “Yes, it’s a mess,” he writes about today’s media landscape. “And there is no magic bullet, no savior in sight for the serious media.” | Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station at donate.npr.org/1A and subscribe to our podcast. Have questions? Email the show at 1a@wamu.org and find us on Twitter @1a.