Watergate's Legacy and the Press: The Investigative Impulse

by Jon Marshall and Jon Marshall

Book Overview

Did two reporters really change the course of history? And what impact did they actually have on American journalism and government? Jon Marshall explores different answers to those questions by charting the past and the possible future of the critical public service provided by investigative reporters.

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein symbolize an era when investigative reporters were seen as courageous fighters of corruption and injustice. Although...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810127199
• ISBN13: 9780810127197
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 7.9"