Video: Investigative Journalism On Screen: All the President’s Men

All the President’s Men is a 1976 fiction film based on the nonfiction 1974 book of the same name. It follows the investigation of the Watergate scandal that brought down the presidency of Richard Nixon, as conducted by reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. In this clip, Woodward (Robert Redford) meets with his anonymous source. Watch the clip and then answer the discussion questions below.

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Discussion Questions

  1. Question 99.31

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    Based on this clip, how does this movie portray investigative journalism and journalists?

  2. Question 99.32

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    How does the lighting of this scene draw out the tension of the dialogue between the reporter and his source? How might it exaggerate the reporting process? How might it remain true to that process?