“I give lectures for money, but all the money goes to charity. So, I make no money from it.”
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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.
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.
Deep Throat's information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he knew and suspected.
A reporter's ability to keep the bond of confidentiality often enables him to learn the hidden or secret aspects of government.
