Summary
No journalists in the last 30 years have built more of a legend than the old Washington Post pairing of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. As the Watergate wrecking crew that put Richard Nixon in the scrap yard, they are America's most venerated "icons" of investigative reporting.
But since that event, the paths of Woodward and Bernstein have separated dramatically. Woodward is still considered the top-dog journalist in Washington, a titan no president can ignore if he cares about his historical legacy or his short-term political standing. By contrast, Bernstein has bounced around to cushy media jobs, at ABC and at Time magazine, rarely distinguishing himself, with a mere fraction of Woodward's celebrity aura.See the full content of this document
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Media's Feckless Book Boosters
Note the contrast between this duo's last two books. At the end of last September, Woodward's "State of Denial" was a media monster, perfectly pitched for maximum anti-GOP impact just four weeks shy of the mid...
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