{"id":6952,"date":"2022-02-28T09:48:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T14:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=6952"},"modified":"2025-08-24T14:21:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T18:21:55","slug":"the-important-work-of-journalists-in-all-the-presidents-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2022\/02\/28\/the-important-work-of-journalists-in-all-the-presidents-men\/","title":{"rendered":"The Important Work of Journalists in \u2018All the President\u2019s Men\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cAll the President\u2019s Men\u201d is a film for anyone interested in sharing the truth and what it takes to partake in honest journalism. This movie is based on a true story. It was released in 1976 and directed by Alan J. Pakula. It is considered a drama, history and thriller. It won four Oscars and is highly rated on many platforms. In the movie, main characters Bernstein, Woodward, Bradlee, along with the Washington Post, took a lot of steps to ensure the freedom of the press and the future of democracy. The movie discusses the importance of investigative journalism. This all took place around the time of the Watergate scandal and the Nixon resignation. The journalists’ work on this story is what eventually led to Nixon\u2019s resignation. This group of people helped shape the course of history through their work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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All the President’s Men.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The work of the journalists featured in the film certainly wasn\u2019t easy. Two young reporters from the Washington Post decided to take on the Nixon presidency and challenge certain narratives during his term. It was a bold career move made by the team with a lot of risks to consider.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0If those journalists and reporters didn\u2019t make the choice to pursue these topics, a lot of Americans would have been misled and the truths about it would have never been exposed. We can learn a lot from their stories. It\u2019s important to take action when we feel as if there\u2019s injustice around us. In order to be successful and feel accomplished when we look back on our careers, we need to stand up for what we believe in and voice our opinions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0People should watch this film to get a better understanding of what happens in a journalist\u2019s career and the actions it takes to speak the truth. The general summary of the film is<\/span><\/p>\n

that two reporters decide to research the 1972 burglary of Democratic National Committee headquarters, which led them to a White House staff member. Exposing this information put them at risk and endangered their lives. These reporters still continued to pursue the topic and bravely moved forward with their stories. People should feel inspired by their work and continue pursuing the truths that interest them.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Anyone should watch this film, especially if you love thrillers, are a fan of democracy, or are interested in what it takes to become a journalist. It\u2019s also provides a great discussion on media ethics, as it\u2019s so focused on doing what\u2019s right for the betterment of the community. Ethically minded honest journalists such the ones featured in this film are great sources of inspiration for those interested in truthful media.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cAll the President\u2019s Men\u201d is a film for anyone interested in sharing the truth and what it takes to partake in honest journalism. This movie is based on a true story. It was released in 1976 and directed by Alan J. Pakula. It is considered a drama, history and thriller. It won four Oscars […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7381],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6952"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8210,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6952\/revisions\/8210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}