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Woodward and Bernstein served as watchdogs of government officials. What are some of the
challenges they confronted as reporters unraveling the Watergate story?
2. What personality traits made them good watchdogs of the government?
3. How would you characterize Woodward and Bernsteins reporting process? In what way did
their actions exemplify ethical standards? Did they do anything unethical?
4. How did The Washington Posts publisher and editors support Woodward and Bernstein?
5. Do you think that without Woodward and Bernstein (and the Washington Post), the story of
Watergate would have been uncovered? Why or why not?
6. Do you think the movie was an accurate portrayal of journalism? Or was this movie
"Hollywood hype"?
7. What lessons does The Washington Posts coverage of Watergate provide to journalists and
the news media today?
8. What is the role of the news media? Should the news media monitor the government and
hold government officials accountable, or is it anti-patriotic to do so? Should the news
media defer to its government officials in times of crisis and not jeopardize support for our
nations leaders?
9. Do you agree that public officials should be judged by their personal behavior (because of
how it effects them publicly) or should they just be evaluated on their job performance and
what they stand for politically?
10. How does the media influence politics in our country?