Carl Bernstein
Summary
Carl Bernstein (pronounced /ˈbɜrnstiːn/ BURN-steen) (born February 14, 1944) is an American journalist who, at The Washington Post, teamed up with Bob Woodward; the two did the majority of the most important news reporting on the Watergate scandal. These scandals led to numerous government investigations, the indictment of a vast number of White House Officians such as H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman, Charles Colson, and John Mitchell, and the eventual resignation of President Richard Nixon. For his role in breaking the scandal, Bernstein received many awards; his work helped earn the Post a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 1973.In a 1977 Rolling Stone article, Bernstein revealed that over 400 US journalists had been employed by the CIA, secretly carrying out assignments and publishing news stories for them.In his 1989 memoir Loyalties, Bernstein revealed that his parents had been members of the Communist Party, which shocked some because even J.
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The readers' editor on… why the Washington Post should keep its ombudsman
What do the words Washington Post conjure up in your mind? Images of Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, perhaps, playing reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in All the President's Men, all nervous tension as they piece together the story of the Watergate scandal that forced Richard Nixon out of the White House.
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Newsnight researcher: 'It felt like the BBC were trying to rewrite history'
As one of the people on the investigating team for the report on Jimmy Savile, I knew when the BBC wasn't getting the story right.
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Morning Brief: The world is still here, better get shopping; Bernstein takes media to task; thoughts on 'Snow Fall'
Those who, thinking that the Mayans had correctly predicted the end of the world, woke today to discover that they had lost their bet. Because of this, there will no doubt me a large number of people rushing to malls today, quickly shopping for Christmas gifts they did not think they would have to give.
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On that piece in Tablet
When Nora Ephron succumbed to cancer late last month, many remembrances noted the writer’s embrace of her mother’s assertion that “everything is copy. ” Indeed, Ephron wrote a close-to-real-life novel about her divorce from Carl Bernstein, personal essays about topics ranging from breast size to aging, and movies that masterfully evoke the flavor of life on the Upper West.
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When Richard met Nora: A friendship out of the movies
Nora Ephron and I started out as enemies. I had written something about her, something she didn’t like, and so when we met some time later, she turned on me with a cold fury and to a friend standing nearby spit out every one of my offending words — one after another, precisely as I had typed them.
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To Nora Ephron, dead at 71, ‘everything is copy’
CBS News | The New York Times | Huffington Post News of Nora Ephron’s death spread prematurely Tuesday when writer Liz Smith published an obituary honoring the 71-year-old journalist and screenwriter.
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Ex-Daily Mail reporter scoops entertainment feature of the year at US awards
Former Daily Mail and Sun journalist Julie Moult won best international entertainment news or feature story at the Southern California Journalism Awards. Moult won the award for a feature she wrote for The Sun’s Fabulous magazine last year about a porn star turned Hollywood celebrity agent. Other finalists included Rajesh Mirchandani from BBC News and Nick Allen [.
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Jill Abramson: Leak prosecutions threaten to ‘rob the public of vital information’
The Boston Globe | IRE | The New York Times Speaking at the Investigative Reporters & Editors awards lunch Saturday, New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson said complaints about The Times’ coverage of covert operations are dissonant:.
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40 years later, Watergate party honors Post investigation’s legacy
Monday night I attended Washington Post Live’s 40th anniversary celebration of Watergate, held in the Watergate office building on the 11th floor. For anyone with even a passing interest in the era, it was an opportunity to see a… Read more.
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Carl Bernstein on leaks: ‘The press is not the problem here’
“Face the Nation” | “Reliable Sources” | The New York Times | The Washington Post Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, on “Face the Nation,” discussed inquiries into national security leaks following two New York Times pieces. To the… Read more.
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