One day in early 2007, Bob Woodward poked his head into my office. He and his wife, Elsa, had been out for dinner the night before with Ben Bradlee an...
Barry Sussman | Posted 04.12.2012
I was the editor in charge of the Watergate investigation for the Post; that was my assignment from the day of the break-in and for the following 15 months. I never knew Deep Throat's identity until it was released in 2005. But there are some things I know first-hand.
Hallie Seegal | Posted 11.13.2011
Richard Nelson's Sweet and Sad elucidates why many of us feel a tug of shame when we stop to consider how the 9/11 attacks changed us, if at all.
George Mitrovich | Posted 09.20.2011
I find the saga in England absorbing. As a former press secretary to two U.S. senators and a press aide to Bobby Kennedy in the presidential campaign of '68, media are a significant part of my life.
Brian Whetten | Posted 09.20.2011
When we see an executive featured in a corporate scandal, it's usually because they became addicted to success. And sooner or later, this addiction consumed them.
Daniel Cubias | Posted 05.25.2011
When I was a college student, I worked at the student newspaper. I was a longhaired, hard-drinking journalist -- a Woodward and/or Bernstein in traini...
Russ Baker | Posted 05.25.2011
At first glance, I thought my eyes were deceiving me. Here's a complaint letter to the editor published in The New York Times, from a man representing...
John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011
Given the sheer scale and complexity of the Presidency in modern times, it's no surprise that a host of great films have explored the nature of our country's highest office.
Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011
The play Top Secret centers on whether Katherine Graham will give approval to print the Pentagon Papers. For those unfamiliar with the history, it opens a door to understanding concerns of utmost relevance today.
Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011
Helen Thomas's remarks are reprehensible, and a sad reminder of how much racism and anti-Semitism still exists in America today, even among the intelligentsia and the media.
Nora Ephron | Posted 05.25.2011
For many years, I have lived with the secret of Deep Throat's identity. It has been hell, and I have dealt with the situation by telling pretty much anyone who asked me, including total strangers, who Deep Throat was. Not for nothing is indiscretion my middle name.
wowOwow | Liz Smith | Posted 05.25.2011
Carl said he was working now on a book about the vagaries, the achievements and the, yes, crimes of the Congress of the United States. He says, "It's ...
Posted 05.25.2011
During an appearance on MSNBC's Morning Joe today journalist and author Carl Bernstein lamented that the debate over and the writing of health care re...
Jane Levere | Posted 05.25.2011
Redford is expected to discuss his key, behind-the-scenes role in the making of the film; his relationship with Woodward and Bernstein; and the film's historical significance in the post-Watergate era.
John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011
In the wake of the revered Walter Cronkite's passing, I've attempted to isolate the ten best movies about journalism.
Posted 05.25.2011
Journalist Carl Bernstein joined the "Morning Joe" panel to discuss Sarah Palin formally relinquishing the governorship of Alaska yesterday. And h...
Sally Duros | Posted 05.25.2011
For nearly two decades, newspapers have been challenged to evolve into knowledge-based organizations capable of adapting to the innovations of the Web. Instead of progressing, they've been traded as chits in a greedy money-grab game by short-sighted media conglomerates.
Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011
Yemen is on an anti-corruption kick with journalists acquiring investigative skills and women slated to become the next Woodwards and Bernsteins, give...
Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011
Doesn't the best online journalism still depend on old media outlets? What happens when we lose all those print reporters, the ones who file history's first draft?
Wendy Diamond | Posted 05.25.2011
Okay, so President-elect Obama, if you ever read this I would like to give you my advice. Please adopt from a city shelter!
The Press Democrat | Posted 05.25.2011
Iced tea accompanied a historic moment in Santa Rosa this past weekend when famed Watergate reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein came by to see a...
The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011
With less than three weeks to go in the run-up to the presidential election, the McCain campaign, with help from the Republican National Committee, co...
Carl Bernstein | Posted 05.25.2011
It is time to confront an awkward but profound question: whether in picking Palin as his running mate, McCain has committed -- by his own professed standards of duty and honor -- a singularly unpatriotic act.
New York Magazine | Posted 05.25.2011
Last week, when Warner Bros. announced it was developing a video game to promote the release of next year's Watchmen film, we figured it'd be just ano...
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011
Eight minutes and counting! The Daily Show outdid themselves last night on primary night coverage, showcasing your favorite pundits in various stages ...
New York Magazine | Posted 04.29.2012