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What were the consequences of Watergate for the US press?
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What were the consequences of Watergate for the US press? In 1972 and 1973, led by investigative reporters from the Washington Post, the press exposed links between the administration of President Nixon and a burglary of the Democratic Party national headquarters. This became known as the Watergate Scandal. Senate hearings on the scandal and preparations of the House of Representatives for impeachment were carried by live television and attracted huge audiences. President Nixon resigned soon thereafter. Previous to this scandal erupting, the elite East Coast press, exemplified by the New York Times and the Washington Post, were the specific targets of President Nixon's scorn, calling them "pointy headed liberals", and "the nattering nabobs of negativism". The press had their revenge, however, and Nixon was forced out by the investigations of two reporters from the Washington Post, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. They managed to reveal Nixon's part in covering up the Watergate...
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