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Woodward and Bernstein, Dynamic Duo, Together Again By Woodward and Bernstein, Dynamic Duo, Together Again By ALESSANDRA STANLEY years later the news media haven't highest level branches of govern- the Republican National Committee It was like Simon sitting down with changed that much. It's the political ment was eroding and journalists' in 1973 when the Watergate scandal Garfunkel or Sonny returning to climate that has dramatically al- credibility was on the rise. was reaching its peak.) Cher. Woodward and Bernstein were tered. President Bush couldn't be luck- Not surprisingly, perhaps, Fox sitting side by side, openly discussing And that was the most striking im- ier. Now, respect for the news media News paid less attention to the reve- the identity of Deep Throat. Starting age of the whole Watergate reunion. has rarely been lower, and the one lation than other 24-hour news net- on the "Today" show, and wending Two journalists famous for protect- major investigative piece conducted works. Mr. Bernstein and Mr. Wood- their way from "Good ing a confidential government source during his re-election campaign by ward were on CNN but not on Fox. The Morning America" to were being celebrated at the same CBS News was botched, because Dan "When The Washington Post put moment that two other journalists, Rather's report that Mr. Bush used them on low-rated cable news net- TV "Larry King Live," the two Watergate report- Matt Cooper of Time magazine and family connections to get in — and works first, we decided to pass," the Watch ers basked in the relief Judith Miller of The New York around — the Texas National Guard network's spokesman, Paul Schur, and reflected glory of Times are facing possible jail time relied on fake documents. explained. Fox used a clip of the leg- giving name to their anonymous for refusing to identify confidential Not everyone was thrilled to dis- endary duo from the "Today" in- source at long last. government sources. Technically, at terview on NBC and also gave ample There was nostalgia and also a least, the Nixon administration could voice to those who viewed Watergate certain old-fashioned charm to their have tried to force the Washington as a "media putsch," Including a clip courteous duet; W. Mark Felt was Post reporters to name Deep Throat Nostalgia and a of one of the Watergate burglars, Bob Woodward's friend and source, but then, unlike now, such a move Bernard Barker, then working for but Mr. Woodward made sure Carl against the fourth estate would have certain charm to their the C.I.A., now almost as elderly as Bernstein also got a chance to speak. been political suicide. Mr. Felt, and who indignantly com- Mr. Woodward did begin to look a bit The Washington Post's former ex- courteous duet. plained that when he saw Mr. Felt's strained, however, as the day wore ecutive editor, Benjamin C. Bradlee, "weak chin" he knew at once that he on. told Jim Lehrer of PBS that the expe- was not a man of honor. rience "offers proof of the fact that And for once, theirs was a tale that The list of famous mysteries keeps did not carry an ominous message anonymous stories — anonymous cover that Deep Throat was the No. 2 sources can be handled properly and official of the F.B.I., of course. Many growing shorter. In 2000, the Vatican about the dominance of television. revealed the Third Secret of Fatima, Mr. Felt and his relatives did not call be useful to society, and that when of the same people who were Nixon Barbara Walters or Jay Leno to you — before you throw reporters in supporters during Watergate are and now The Washington Post has make their announcement, nor was jail for keeping their sources anony- now important figures in or on televi- confirmed the' identity of Deep he outed by "Dateline" or "Extra!" mous, you'd better be careful." sion, from Pat Buchanan, the former Throat. •One of the more interesting, if minor, The Washington Post was brave to White House speechwriter who is a "It's like having tried to protect strains of the Deep Throat story was confront the Nixon White House with regular talk show commentator, to something precious for all these counterintuitive: Mr. Felt's identity reports that were more aggressive Roger Ailes, the chairman of Fox years that you carry around, and for was revealed in print (and in Vanity than those of other newspapers, but News who was a media adviser to the first time it's not there to protect Fair, a monthly magazine at that). the newspaper was also lucky to be Richard M. Nixon in 1968. (And, of hi your pocket anymore," Mr. Bern- Television merely picked up the first on an important story during a course, the president's father, stein told Matt Lauer of NBC. "It's a scoop and amplified it. Some 30 time when the public's faith in the George H. W. Bush, was chairman of very strange feeling." .
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