What Are The Similarities Between Woodward And Bob Woodward

On June 17, 1972 five men were arrested for the bugging of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington D.C. Two reporters, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward were the two reporters assigned to the case at the Washington Post. All though their reporting styles contrasted they had similarities also when it came to journalism, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein worked together throughout the coverage of the break in at the Watergate. Together, both reporters had their share of failed interviews and sometimes questionable journalistic ethics, but still they did whatever was necessary to get the most accurate information for their story. Throughout their coverage of the Watergate case Woodward and Bernstein

showed tenacity when it came to finding the hard facts and the even harder to find credible sources. Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward worked together, gathered sources, reported and helped crack one of the most scandalous news stories of the last 50 years.
At the time of the Watergate Scandal Bob Woodward had been at the Washington Post for only nine months while Carl Bernstein had been there for six years.

Both reporters came from two different political backgrounds, “Woodward could say that he was a registered Republican; Bernstein could argue a sincere antipathy for the politics of both parties.” (All the President’s Men Pg. 60), when interviewing a source or writing an article for the Post, Woodward would be more hesitant when it concerned members of the Republican Party. Bernstein however was more eager to write stories because he did not harbor a biased towards one party or the other, unlike Woodward. Another difference in their styles of reporting how they found their sources, Bernstein’s sources were given to him by other people and Woodward’s sources were higher up and he was able to reach them without. a middle man . An instance of this is when Woodward had a source in the “Executive Branch who had access to information at the CRP as well as the white house.” (All of the President’s Men Pg. 71.). Bernstein got his sources from other people, “A fellow reporter told him that he had once dated a young woman who had worked at the White House. There were ways Woodward and Bernstein had similar reporting styles, they both made sure their sources were credible and whatever information they required was accurate. They both also did not try to slander people’s reputation, even when it was obvious that the person was in the wrong. Woodward and Bernstein journalistic styles was the reason why they worked together so well, their similarities and differences is what helped them gather information and cover the Watergate Scandal

exceptionally.
As reporters both Bernstein and Woodward had means of gathering information, but Woodward’s way of receiving information was the better of the two. Since Woodward’s sources were more direct he could obtain more information from one source and still have credible information, when Woodward calls Ken W. Clawson the deputy director or White House communications, to ask about Bernstein’s interview with the librarian. When Bernstein had to go through more than one source to gain information it can lose credibility and cause confusion. During the Watergate Scandal the reporters interviewed numerous people, but some interviews were more successful than others. A case of an unsuccessful interview was when Woodward tried to interview Howard Hunt about his name in the address books of two of the men who broke into the Watergate. Hunt responded with no comment and proceeded to hang up on Woodward. Many times interviews failed was because the interviewee did not want to self-incriminate themselves, not unlike Howard Hunt, or they felt paranoid that someone was listening or watching them. A successful interview was when Woodward and Bernstein interviewed Hugh Sloan Jr. the former treasurer of the CRP, he provided information to the reporters that was helpful and credible since he was a direct source to the CRP. These interviews helped the reporters write their stories and