Postgate: How the Washington Post Betrayed Deep Throat, Covered Up Watergate, and Began Today's Partisan Advocacy Journalism

by John O'Connor

Book Overview

Deep Throat's lawyer discovers the Washington Post betrayed his client--while covering up the real truth about the Watergate scandal.

The conventional wisdom of Watergate is turned on its head by Postgate, revealing that the Post did not uncover Watergate as much as it covered it up. The Nixon Administration, itself involved in a coverup, was the victim of a journalistic smoke-screen that prevented mitigation of its criminal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1642932590
• ISBN13: 9781642932591
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Post Hill Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"