Covering Watergate & Furthering Transparency

Overview
Students analyze primary sources to learn the role of investigative reporting had in uncovering the Watergate affair and keeping citizens apprised as the story unfolded. After, students create their own front-page news story on a modern-day example of investigative journalism that furthered transparency on an issue.
Related Resources
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Journalism in Action! Educator Guides
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Frontline
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ProPublica
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Reveal
Center for Investigative Reporting
Grade
High School, Middle School
Subjects
Civics, English Language Arts, Social Studies
Length
160 minutes
Topics
Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, Deep Throat, Firing Line, Helen Thomas, Jim Lehrer, Richard Nixon, Robert MacNeil, Watergate, congressional hearings, impeachment, impeachment hearings, investigative reporting, journalism, transparency
Author
PBS NewsHour Extra