The Watergate Scandal ended then President Richard Nixon’s political career. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein wrote the story for The Washington Post. The story was not being reported or investigated by any other media company. Both men played a large role in showing the American people why freedom of the press is written into the United States Constitution. By allowing for the freedom of the press, citizens can hold their government to the same principals that it holds its people to. During Nixon’s presidency, journalism was being threatened. Had the duo failed, journalism could look very different today. The American people may not have the same rights and freedoms they do today.
Two novice journalists, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, became national stars when they broke the Watergate scandal. The two journalists from The Washington Post have their safety and lives threatened in their investigation uncovering the story. Had they not succeeded, Richard Nixon might have finished his second election term and spying on political opponents could have become the norm in modern American politics. Watch them on their journey as they struggle to uncover the story. Bernstein, Woodward, and the Post are fighting for the importance of having freedom of the press. The two hit roadblock after roadblock from sources who begin to talk, but then change their attitude very quickly, to editors not believing in their story. Thanks to their work, however, they proved that nobody is above scrutiny: not even the President of the United States. They proved that Richard Nixon was, in fact, the crook he claimed not to be.
