Tracing the Watergate Scandal Trails | Menelusuri Jejak Skandal Watergate |

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Tracing the Watergate Scandal Trails
Do not underestimate the work of journalists. The coverage of reporters can bring down a president from his power.

That's what happened to Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States. And he became the first American president to resign in 1972 ( I was born in 1972).

It was all because of the Watergate scandal that the young Washington Post reporter Bob Woorwards and his friend Carl Bernstein had unraveled. Their investigative coverage marks the history of the rise of investigative journalism. The Washington Post received the prestigious Pulitzer award in 1974.

The story of their coverage was filmed under the title All The President's Men we often watch for investigative journalism learning.

I was fortunate to get to the office of The Washington Post in the United States in 2012 and see the work of Bob and Carl. Of course Bob was no longer there because he died in 1994. But his trace of persistence still lingered in The Post's office and spread all over the world.[]

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Menelusuri Jejak Skandal Watergate
Jangan meremehkan kerja jurnalis. Hasil liputan wartawan bisa menurunkan seorang presiden dari kursi kekuasaannya.

Itulah yang terjadi pada Richard Nixon, presiden Amerika Serikat ke-37 . Dan ia menjadi presiden Amerika pertama yang mengundurkan diri pada 1972.

Semuanya akibat skandal Watergate yang berhasil dibongkar wartawan muda The Washington Post, Bob Woorwards dan kawannya Carl Bernstein. Liputan investigasi mereka menjadi penanda sejarah munculnya jurnalisme investigasi. Washington Post mendapatkan penghargaan bergengsi Pulitzer tahun 1974.

Kisah liputan mereka sampai difilmkan dengan judul All The President's Men yang sering kami tonton untuk belajar jurnalisme investigasi.

Saya beruntung bisa ke kantor The Washington Post di Amerika Serikat tahun 2012 dan melihat hasil kerja Bob dan Carl. Tentu saja Bob sudah tidak ada lagi di sana karena meninggal pada 1994. Tapi jejak kegigihannya masih tertinggal di kantor The Post dan menyebar ke seluruh dunia.[]