All the President's Men - Part 2

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/oct/10/all-the-presidents-men-watergate-conspiracy-richard-nixon-woodward-bernstein-redford-hoffman

As the film All the President’s Men progresses, we see both reporters, Carl Burnstein and Bob Woodward, attempting to find more information in regards to the Watergate scandal.  Time and time again, they are shut down by multiple employees of the White House. They have a story with information but the information is gathered with unnamed sources.  We understand that unnamed sources equates with information that would be deemed unreliable.  All are being shut down from covering this story.  As the chief editor of the Washington Post notes, there are “2,000 reporters and only 5 on Watergate.”  Many questions are still present.  It is evident that the White House is trying to control the news outlets, therefore controlling the investigation.  The reporters attempt to reach out to any White House employee, only to be shut-down and told that they are “unavailable for comment.”  As they continue, they become dejected and begin to question whether their beliefs are actually valid.  It is interesting how a few are able to control the information that the public receives and how much power there in being able to do so.  The lack of information and people who can confirm becomes draining on these two reporters.  They sit and wonder: “How can you keep going when you pass the point of starting to believe it.”  There is power in being able to control what the public hears and this is concerning.

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