This event was followed by almost no follow-up by the mainstream media, with the sole exception of two junior reporters at the Washington Post: Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. For months they plugged away at trying to make something bigger out of it.
Eventually they tied that break-in to people in the White House. A president (Richard Nixon) resigned and several people were imprisoned for conspiracy. At this point the mainstream media were all over the story.
Eventually they tied that break-in to people in the White House. A president (Richard Nixon) resigned and several people were imprisoned for conspiracy. At this point the mainstream media were all over the story.
There are parallels between Watergate and the terrorist-caused Benghazi deaths. In both, for months very little reporting happened in the mainstream media.
It appears that this week we may have turned a Watergate-like corner. Mainstream sources like ABC News, The Week and National Journal are beginning to pay attention to the politically motivated Benghazi cover-up, see their stories here, here and here.
There is one major difference between Watergate and "Benghazigate." This time a host of electronic alternative media have played the Woodward/Bernstein role, have kept the issue alive.
It appears that this week we may have turned a Watergate-like corner. Mainstream sources like ABC News, The Week and National Journal are beginning to pay attention to the politically motivated Benghazi cover-up, see their stories here, here and here.
There is one major difference between Watergate and "Benghazigate." This time a host of electronic alternative media have played the Woodward/Bernstein role, have kept the issue alive.
