The Truth Behind Journalism

All The President's Men is a riveting movie that provided a great amount of insight into the world of journalism.

The portion of the movie that we just watched in class is about the pursuit Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein engaged in to find the story behind the Watergate Scandal. Through a lot of investigative work, they were able to make a connection between the burglars of the Watergate Hotel to the Chief of Finances in the White House. I thought the movie and the true story behind it was extremely compelling both in the historical lesson it provided  as well as the picture of journalism that it painted for me.

All The President's Men portrayed such an intriguing illustration of the journalism world, so I am extremely glad I watched it. It depicted the journalism field as not only a career in writing, but more importantly a career in investigating. Woodward and Bernstein were like the authorities the way they inquired the real story behind all the lies and confusion surrounding the crime. It was not about the way they wrote and used colorful imagery or anything like that that they became known for, it was their cracking down and getting the story. Journalism is not always about the way you write, as I have come to learn. It is about WHAT you write and the facts you have to back it up. Journalism is very much about investigating and getting to the true heart of the issue that one is writing about.