All The President's Men
"All The President's Men," by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward is a written account of twenty-one months of investigative reporting by two Washington Post journalists. The story detailing the reporters' activities from the initial incident of the Watergate break-in to the subsequent collapse of the Nixon administration is replete with fundamental lessons for quality journalism and accurate reporting. Diligent research and flexibility, a relentless pursuit of the truth in the face of challenges and criticism, and ethical treatment of their sources are key tenets of journalism displayed by the reporters and editors throughout the ordeal that shaped the most historical political scandal of the 20th century.The behemoth scandal referred to as Watergate did not begin at the White House. History reflects it had a much more innocuous inception - an editor called a reporter to cover what appeared to be a routine burglary. The reporter, Bob Woodward, was initially annoyed at the story's banal appeal. But, some facts surrounding the situation struck him as odd - the location of the burglary, specifically the National Headquarters of the Democratic National Committee, as opposed to the smaller, local party office, and the high profi
le legal representation of what he originally perceived to be hooligans or vandals. Woodward became even more curious about the incident as the "band of thieves" was identified in court - five suspects, one of which was a former employee of the CIA. Woodward didn't think that he was scratching the surface of a scandal, but his investigative instincts told him that he had stumbled onto something that was worthy of further analysis. Over the course of the next several months, as it came to light that the Watergate break-in was merely the tip of the iceberg of scurrilous and politically unscrupulous activities, the reporters relentlessly pursued any and all credible leads. Neither the reporters nor the editors for that matter, set out to antagonize or destroy the White House administration, but their collective cohesive ability to synthesize information and translate it into something meaningful created a synergy that gave the Washington Post premiere editorial coverage. This status also positioned the Post to be first in the line of fire for White House retaliations. Attacks on the veracity and credibility of the reporters' sources, and attempts to discrediting anyone associated with the news coverage personally, were tactics employed by the Administration that was und
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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