“I think people are smart enough to sort it out. They know when they're watching one of these food fight shows where journalists sit around and yell and scream at each other, versus serious issue reporting.”
Tip: press → for another quote, C to copy, S to share.
Watergate provides a model case study of the interaction and powers of each of the branches of government. It also is a morality play with a sad and dramatic ending.
Using these unnamed sources, if done properly, carefully and fairly, provides more accountability in government.
I believe there's too little patience and context to many of the investigations I read or see on television.
A reporter's ability to keep the bond of confidentiality often enables him to learn the hidden or secret aspects of government.
