Bob Woodward

Tom Friedman On Afghanistan Surge: US Just 'Decided To Adopt A Special Needs Baby' (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 12.06.2009 | Media

Read More: Bob Woodward, Obama Afghanistan, Meet the Press, General Mcchrystal, Afghanistan Deadline, David Gregory Meet the Press, Afghanistan Surge, Afghanistan People, Tom Friedman Afghanistan, Tom Friedman, Afghans, Barack Obama, Afghanistan Strategy, Tom Freidman Fareed Zakaria Gps, Fareed Zakaria, Media News

New York Times columnist Tom Friedman appeared on Fareed Zakaria's CNN show to discuss the fundamental problems with the US surge in Afghanistan, argu...

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What Obama Is Up Against

Russ Baker | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Central Intelligence Agency, Henry Kissinger, Ronald Reagan, Military Industrial Complex, Harry Truman, President Obama, George W. Bush, Obama, Bob Woodward, Bush Administration Torture, Robert Gates, George H.W. Bush, Richard Nixon, National Security, Gerald Ford, Nancy Pelosi, Congressional Oversight, Fdr, Hamid Karzai, Bill Clinton, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Bush Administration, Dwight Eisenhower, Cia, Military Spending, Stanley McChrystal, Jimmy Carter, Prescott Bush, Allen Dulles, Lyndon Johnson, Iraq, Torture, Politics News
Russ Baker

We Americans harbor a quaint belief that a new president takes charge of a government that eagerly awaits his next command. But that's not how things work at the top, especially where "national security" is concerned.

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Is the Military-Industrial Complex Using Gen. McChrystal to "Potty Train" Obama on Afghanistan?

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bob Woodward, Obama Afghanistan, General Mcchrystal, Military Industrial Complex, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Mcchrystal Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, Mcchrystal Obama, U.S. Constitution, Us Troops Afghanistan, Politics News
Miles Mogulescu

The McChrystal affair is a vivid reminder of the huge pressures powerful vested interests can place on a new president to protect the status quo and prevent meaningful change.

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William Safire: Wars Made Out of Words

David Bromwich | Posted 12.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Bill Clinton, Thomas Friedman, Joe Mccarthy, Wen Ho Lee, Rush Limbaugh, Ronald Reagan, Spiro Agnew, Maureen Dowd, Lebanon, Bob Woodward, Mohamed ElBaradei, William Safire, Richard Nixon, Vietnam, Ariel Sharon, Jimmy Carter, New York Times, Hillary Clinton, James Reston, Kenneth Starr, Baltimore, Media News
David Bromwich

William Safire's career took him from public relations to propaganda to column-writing in a single seamless progression.

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Young Voices in The Future of News -- Connection, Conversation, Community

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 12.01.2009 | Technology

Read More: Bob Woodward, Craig Newmark, Jay Rosen, Tina Brown, Sam Donaldson, Ann Curry, Newseum, Mark Zuckerberg, News Media, Facebook, Online News, Everyblock, Jav on Tech, Technology News
Jose Antonio Vargas

It's time for young journalists and, just as important, young technologists to show how news is expanding and being re-defined in a world under Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

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Obama's Summiteering: High Altitude Headaches and Rumors of War

William Bradley | Posted 11.25.2009 | World

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William Bradley

Iran went front and center today, with war a real possibility in the wake of this morning's revelation of a secret nuclear facility.

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Washington Post Delayed Afghanistan Report At Pentagon's Request

Washington Post | Howard Kurtz | Posted 11.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Washington Post Afghanistan Report, Stanley McChrystal, Bob Woodward, Newspapers, Afghanistan, Washington Post, Media News

The result was that The Post agreed to a one-day delay in publicizing the report by Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afg...

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Could Woodward's Afghanistan Story Have Really Happened Without Obama's OK?

Peter Scheer | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bob Woodward, Obama Afghanistan, General Mcchrystal, Afghanistan Surge, Afghanistan, Leak, Mcchrystal Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Peter Scheer

Classified documents are not declassified by leakers acting anonymously, they are declassified by identifiable government officials acting with authorization.

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Who Leaked The McChrystal Report To Woodward?

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 11.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Stanley McChrystal, Bob Woodward, Washington Post, Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal Report, Afghanistan Report, Media News

Bob Woodward's Monday-morning exclusive on a 66-page report from Gen. Stanley McChrystal to President Barack Obama about Afghanistan policy was a rite...

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Redford, Woodward and Bernstein to Discuss Collaboration on All the President's Men

Jane Levere | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York

Read More: Brooklyn Academy of Music, Bob Woodward, Sundance Institute, Karen Brooks Hopkins, Carl Bernstein, Robert Redford, Sundance Channel, New York News
Jane Levere

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.

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The Ten Best Movies About Journalism by Farr

John Farr | Posted 08.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Mitchum, Pbs, Journalists, Kirk Douglas, Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Jane Fonda, Billy Wilder, American Masters, Best Movies by Farr, Journalism, Sigourney Weaver, Alfred Hitchcock, Bob Woodward, Tom Brokaw, Jack-Lemmon, Peter Jennings, Reel 13, 60 Minutes, Mel Gibson, Warren Beatty, Carl Bernstein, Walter Cronkite, Sam Waterston, Dan Rather, Peter Saarsgard, PBS Documentaries, Jason Robards, Robert Redford, Michael Douglas, Entertainment News
John Farr

In the wake of the revered Walter Cronkite's passing, I've attempted to isolate the ten best movies about journalism.

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Bearing Witness 2.0: You Can't Spin 10,000 Tweets and Camera Phone Uploads

Arianna Huffington | Posted 08.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Twitter, Social Networking, Iran Twitter, Roger Cohen, Iran, Media, China Riots, China, Bob Woodward, Iran Uprising, China Media, Bill Keller, Chinese Censorship, Media News
Arianna Huffington

When deadly riots broke out in China last week, the Chinese government sprang into message control mode. It choked off the Internet, blocked Twitter, and deleted updates and videos from social networking sites. At the same time, it invited foreign journalists to take a tour of the area. The Chinese have clearly learned the lessons of Iran. READ MORE Shattering the Right vs. Left Prism Once Again: The Wall Street Journal Goes After Goldman and the Bank Bailout Even the capitalist Bible is taking shots at Wall Street darling Goldman Sachs. We've now reached the point where the only people defending the administration's Wall Street policies are the people benefiting from them -- or their good friends, Tim Geithner and Larry Summers. READ MORE

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Katie Couric, Tavis Smiley, Bob Woodward, Nicholas Kristof, and I Hit YouTube with Pointers for Citizen Journalists

Arianna Huffington | Posted 07.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Bob Woodward, Tavis Smiley, YouTube Reporters' Center, Ethics in Journalism, Citizen Journalism, Katie Couric, Youtube, Nicholas Kristof, Investigative Journalism, Journalism, Online Journalism, Eyes and Ears, Media News
Arianna Huffington

Citizen journalism is rapidly emerging as an invaluable part of delivering the news. That's why I was delighted to accept YouTube's invitation to do a video offering my take on citizen journalism for the site's new Reporters' Center. READ MORE London Diary: Gordon Brown's Obsessions, The Loyal Opposition's Cuddly Karl Rove, Bad Germs, and the Most Unusual Royal Honeymoon Ever I just ended three days in London that were like a cram session in British politics -- ranging from a conversation with Gordon Brown to dinner with Frances and George Osborne, the Tories' shadow chancellor. READ MORE Watch: Arianna on BBC's "Newsnight" Discussing How the Iran Uprising Is Impacting Journalism Watch: Arianna on MSNBC's "Morning Meeting" Discussing The Financial Crisis and the Sentencing of Bernie Madoff

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Tuesday's Late Night Round-Up: Obama, Hummers, And Bob Woodward's Tell-All (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Patrick Waldo | Posted 07.04.2009 | Comedy

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David Letterman gave us a sneak peek at Bob Woodward's new tell-all about the Obama administration. Apparently, the Watergate reporter only has one se...

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Bob Woodward Obama Book In The Works

tnr.com | Posted 06.30.2009 | Media

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Since the inauguration, the Washington Post legend has been quietly reporting a new book on the Obama White House. "I'm in the preliminary stages of w...

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Bob Woodward: NYT's Watergate Tip Irrelevant Since They Didn't Do Reporting

Editor & Publisher | Posted 06.26.2009 | Media

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Watergate legend Bob Woodward says Monday's revelation by The New York Times that two of its journalists had a tip on the Watergate scandal that he an...

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Think Again: Blogosphere to Mainstream Media: Get Off the Bus (and Walk a Mile in Our Shoes)

Eric Alterman | Posted 06.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Murray Waas, Bob Woodward, Jay Rosen, Tpm, Bloggers, Sarah Palin, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Eric Boehlert, Washington Post, Josh Marshall, Talking Points Memo, Alaska, 2008 Election, Greg Sargent, Media News
Eric Alterman

Dowd's accident is yet another sign of how traditional media outlets are increasingly (and to their credit) taking cues from the reporters and commentators that populate the blogosphere.

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Meet The Real Press

Stu Kreisman | Posted 04.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Bob Woodward, Karl Rove, Meet the Press, Andrea Mitchell, Jon Stewart, George Tenet, David Gregory, Media Criticism, Paul Bremer, The Daily Show, Media Bias, David Letterman, Jim Cramer, Tim Russert, Media News
Stu Kreisman

The fourth estate has abdicated its responsibilities to Stewart, Letterman, Olbermann, Maddow, Campbell Brown and the bloggers on the internet.

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Yemenis fight taboos, corruption with investigative journalism

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 04.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Bob Woodward, American University of Beirut, Journalism Training Program, Supreme National Authority for Combating Corruption, Carl Bernstein, Sana’A, Al Taghyiir.net, Yemen, Al Ayam Newspaper, Women Journalists Without Chains, Al Nidaa’ Newspaper, Radio Hejja, All the President’s Men, Investigative Journalism, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

Yemen is on an anti-corruption kick with journalists acquiring investigative skills and women slated to become the next Woodwards and Bernsteins, give...

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George Bush in Retirement: "I Never Listened To Anyone But Me"

Jackson Williams | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics

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Jackson Williams

Poor George. He can't help it. Even out of office, he reinforces the narcissistic traits that were a hallmark of his failed presidency.

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Newspaper Editors To Generation Y: Drop Dead

Diane Tucker | Posted 03.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Tim Luckhurst, Myspace, Chris Freiberg, Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish, The Guardian, Msn, The New Republic, Recession, Forbes Magazine, Death of Newspapers, William Howard Russell, National Buy a Newspaper Day, Diane Tucker, Facebook, George Steer, Newspaper Industry, Silicon Alley Insider, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, Peter Kafka, The Atlantic, Watergate, Huffington Post, Old Media vs. New Media, Old Media, Old Media Death Watch, Media News
Diane Tucker

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?

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Tom Daschle Tax Problem Emerges: UPDATED

Huffington Post | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

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UPDATE: February 3, 1:05PM ET: Additional reporting by Sam Stein and Rachel Weiner WASHINGTON -- Tom Daschle withdrew Tuesday as President Barack Oba...

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Sam Stein

Woodward Suggests Future Scandal For Obama White House (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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UPDATE: In light of recent tax scandals forcing two of President Obama's nominees to withdraw from contention, Marcy Wheeler wonders what Bob Woodward...

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Jason Linkins

Woodward Offers Obama Superficial Takeaways From The Bush Administration

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Bob Woodward, Bush Legacy, George W. Bush, Media News

Bob Woodward has spent eight years chronicling the quotidian details of the Bush White House, amassing a vast collection of minutiae like bottlecaps, ...

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Madoff's Enablers Are A Lot Like Bob Woodward

David Fiderer | Posted 06.06.2009 | Media

Read More: Bob Woodward, Joe Wilson, Donald Rumsfeld, Maureen Dowd, Fox News, Walter Noel, Madoff Scandal, Fairfield Greenwich Advisors, Brit Hume, Madoff Ponzi Scheme, Dick Cheney, Media News
David Fiderer

Woodward and feeder fund mogul Walter Noel were cut from the same cloth -- bigwigs who traded on their insider status to access special information, and who ignored the incriminating evidence hiding in plain sight.

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