Journalism And The Watergate Scandal

Journalism had a large impact on society during this time. Through the uncovering of the Watergate scandal that led the Nixon’s resignation and the reporting of the “Pentagon Papers”, journalism served to both find the truth and inform the public.
During this time there was already a strong feeling of disillusionment of the government. Many people disagreed with the Vietnam war while at the same time calling for advances in both civil and women's rights. The papers helped immensely in this regard by reporting every protest, every march, and raising awareness of these issues across the country. All of this influenced citizens to have a healthy distrust of the government as well as explaining to people on the merit of the civil rights