Robert "Bob" Upshur Woodward is an assistant managing editor of The Washington Post. While an investigative reporter for that newspaper, Woodward, working with fellow reporter Carl Bernstein, helped uncover the Watergate scandal that led to U.S. President Richard Nixon's resignation. Woodward has written 12 best-selling non-fiction books and has twice contributed reporting to efforts that collectively earned the Post and its National Reporting staff a Pulitzer Prize.
Graduated from Yale University.
Was a communications officer in the Navy in 1969 and 1970.
Grew up in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Graduated from Wheaton Central HS. Robert Redford (playing Woodward) mentions his hometown in All the Presidents Men .
Uncovered the Watergate scandal, which led to President Richard Nixon s resignation, with Carl Bernstein , for the Washington Post.
Is portrayed by Robert Redford in All the Presidents Men and by Will Ferrell in Dick .
Prolific western small-part actor and stuntman. Expert rider and coach driver. Inductee into the Stuntmens Hall of Fame.
Stand in for Gene Autry, Buck Jones, Lash LaRue, Jimmy Wakely and Dick Foran.
It is the responsibility of reporters to be aggressive, as long as they,are fair and accurate. The media has a responsibility to question the,actions of our leaders and to investigate any concentration of power.
But reporters have an equal responsibility to prevent their own biases,from influencing coverage. The media today probably does not dig deeply,enough or spend sufficient time on stories. The best way to ensure that,sources will be open and honest is to treat them fairly.
Bradlee believed what we had. The problem was proving it and publishing,stories that were as credible as possible.
McChrystal had organized a jaw-dropping counterterrorism campaign inside Iraq, but the tactical successes did not translate into a strategic victory. This was why counterinsurgency - blanketing the population in safety and winning them over - was necessary.
I think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama or the pyretechnics associated with us,There are people who take rumors and embellish them in a way that can be devastating. And this pollution has to be eradicated by people in our business as best we can.
Watergate provides a model case study of the interaction and powers of each of the branches of government. It also is a morality play with a sad and dramatic ending.
Many people have their reputations as reporters and analysts because they are on television, batting around conventional wisdom. A lot of these people have never reported a story. .
