Deep Throat

their involvement. Woodward and Bernstein spent majority of their time organizing all of their information before publishing the final paper. They investigated different sources to gather information about the scandal. Both Woodward and Bernstein had allegations that the break-in was peculiar, but with no proof they did not have a story. Woodward and Bernstein looked into the legal knowledge of what limits they could stretch. Both writes were aware that the break-in was odd, but the two questions still remained; why did the break-in occur and why were Nixon’s administrators denying their involvement. The report was successful due to Woodward’s and Bernstein use of anonymous sources. One beneficial source was referred to as “Deep Throat”. Deep Throat…

For example, Woodward and Bernstein were in the Library of Congress sorting out card files and the camera slowly starts to zoom out to express the difficulty the two reporters were facing almost like looking for “a needle in a haystack”. Similarly, in another scene, Woodward meets Deep Throat are in an underground parking garage with minimal lighting creating the secrecy of the source feeding Woodward the leads to the story. Furthermore, the visual call is used to create a double emphasis…

Mark Felt was the former Federal Bureau of Investigation Associate Director, for many that name holds no meaning, but what about the name “Deep Throat.” If you have been through a high school American history class then you probably have. Deep Throat was a secret informant who provided information to key personnel of The Washington Post about the president’s involvement in a scandal during the 1970s. Some may say that a high ranking official should not be lurking in parking garages releasing…

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein were the two major journalists during the Watergate trial who proved Nixon to be involved in the grand scheme. This caused them to become instantly well-known across the world. They approached the situation in a way that no other journalist or person in the media had before. The dynamic duo used a secret source to compile information on what happened from an inside source known as "Deep Throat." This anonymous source changed how people viewed journalism. People…

If nothing else, Bernstein and Woodward were persistent with finding all the information they needed to support their story. One of the difficulties they faced when writing their article was getting the appropriate people to give information on the issue. The two would often find the people who had the information, but they would not be able get their source to speak on the subject. To take it further, when they did find people who wanted to speak on the topic, they would often refuse to go on…

He provides details long forgotten by the American population. Although, Brands covered the basics in his book “American Dreams” his purpose was to inform his readers, in order for them to have a basic understanding of the major points of the Watergate scandal. Where, Kutler’s book “The Wars of Watergate: the Last Crisis of Richard Nixon” is an in-depth study of not only the Watergate scandal but of years leading up to and after the closing of this event. Both authors do their best and…

Nixon, was deposited in April in the bank account of Bernard L. Barker, one of the five men arrested at the break-in and alleged bugging attempt at Democratic National Committee headquarters here June 17. The last page of copy was passed to Sussman just at the deadline. Sussman set his pen and pipe down on his desk and turned to Woodward. 'We 've never had a story like this, ' he said. 'Just never.” Just like the reporters in the story the audience can piece together the information for…

In the early 1970’s there was a break in at the Democratic National Committee Headquarters, which came to be known as the Watergate break-ins. Upon Investigation It was found that top white house officials, the CIA, FBI and even the president at the time Richard Nixon was involved in trying to cover it up. This led to Richard Nixon resigning which in my opinion was to save face from the impeachment that was coming his way. In the upcoming paragraphs I will be summarizing and examining two…

Former Federal Bureau of Investigation Deputy Director Andrew McCabe altered Peter Strzok's 302 notes during his interview with then-White House national security adviser Michael Flynn and destroyed evidence, a new report suggests. Conservative commentator and journalist Mike Cernovich reports McCabe changed official FBI notes Strzok took when he interviewed Flynn last February, but that he destroyed evidence of his revision history. In a series of tweets on Sunday, Cernovich reported the FBI…

Gannon definitely ruffled some Democratic feathers and his opposition were determined to dig up more dirt from his past. To illustrate, Jeff Gannon wasn’t even the reporter’s real name! It was an alias for James Guckert and that’s where the details became much more interesting. It turned out that James Guckert’s private life embodied the polar opposite of what the Republican Party stood for. Guckert had owned, operated, and worked as an escort for his military-themed, homosexual escort websites,…