From 2013–2014, Hersh was the Middle East correspondent for the Huffington Post and was based in both Beirut, Lebanon, and Istanbul, Turkey. He has reported from Yemen, the Palestinian territories, Israel, and Afghanistan. Prior to joining the Huffington Post, Hersh was a staff reporter for The Daily, News Corporation's newspaper for the iPad. There he covered the revolution in Egypt as well as international and domestic affairs. He graduated from Columbia University in 2004.