Here are a few names that will encounter. During our class today. Bob woodward and Carl Bernstein these are these were reporters for the Washington Post the lead reporters on the watergate scandal for the post. And they teamed up in 1972 and were together through the scandal in 1974. Together they wrote two books about the watergate scandal. Catherine graham is another name that will encounter she was the posts publisher. During the watergate period the post then was a familyowned newspaper. And she was publisher from 1969 to 1979. She backed the watergate investigation. Sometimes in the face of government pressure Catherine Graham died in 2001 ben bradley is another name will encounter today. He was the posts executive editor at the time. That is the top newsroom official. Of a newspaper ben bradley broadly oversaw the watergate coverage of his newspaper he was executive editor from 1968 to 1991 a period that roughly corn caused coincided with. The posts rise to the top ranks of ameri
Washington posts reporting. In the next hour will discuss and examine how the heroic journalist journalist myth of watergate took hold. And why it is so tenacious. But also discuss what some of the principles of the Washington Post . Principles that the post at the time of the watergate scandal have had to say about this interpretation of watergate. And will consider why it matters well consider the so what question. Why debunking this myth . Matters along the way well have some time for q a. Here are a few names that will encounter. During our class today. Bob woodward and Carl Bernstein these are these were reporters for the Washington Post the lead reporters on the watergate scandal for the post. And they teamed up in 1972 and were together through the scandal in 1974. Together they wrote two books about the watergate scandal. Catherine graham is another name that will encounter she was the posts publisher. During the watergate period the post then was a familyowned newspaper. And s
And will consider why it matters well consider the so what question. Why debunking this myth . Matters along the way well have some time for q a. Here are a few names that will encounter. During our class today. Bob woodward and Carl Bernstein these are these were reporters for the Washington Post the lead reporters on the watergate scandal for the post. And they teamed up in 1972 and were together through the scandal in 1974. Together they wrote two books about the watergate scandal. Catherine graham is another name that will encounter she was the posts publisher. During the watergate period the post then was a familyowned newspaper. And she was publisher from 1969 to 1979. She backed the watergate investigation. Sometimes in the face of government pressure Catherine Graham died in 2001 ben bradley is another name will encounter today. He was the posts executive editor at the time. That is the top newsroom official. Of a newspaper ben bradley broadly oversaw the watergate coverage of
Well consider the so what question. Why debunking this myth . Matters along the way well have some time for q a. Here are a few names that will encounter. During our class today. Bob woodward and Carl Bernstein these are these were reporters for the Washington Post the lead reporters on the watergate scandal for the post. And they teamed up in 1972 and were together through the scandal in 1974. Together they wrote two books about the watergate scandal. Catherine graham is another name that will encounter she was the posts publisher. During the watergate period the post then was a familyowned newspaper. And she was publisher from 1969 to 1979. She backed the watergate investigation. Sometimes in the face of government pressure Catherine Graham died in 2001 ben bradley is another name will encounter today. He was the posts executive editor at the time. That is the top newsroom official. Of a newspaper ben bradley broadly oversaw the watergate coverage of his newspaper he was executive ed
Attack. So many people are murdered by evil losers in life. I will call them, from now on, losers because that is what they are. Theyre losers. Interference, following the reports, the president asked two top intelligence chiefs to tamp down the russia investigation. National intelligence refusing to confirm or deny the report. I have always believed that given the nature of my position, and the information of which we share, its not appropriate for me to comment publicly on any of that. I dont feel it is appropriate to characterize discussions and conversations with the president. And the russia connection, a veteran cia man that is cia chief in the 2016 campaign that says he saw enough to warrant the fbi contacts. By the time i left office on january 20th, i had unresolved questions in my mind as to whether or not the russians had been successful in getting u. S. Persons involved in the campaign or not to work on their behalf. And good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in jerusalem.