Let me list here a few of the primary elements of Bernstein’s repertorial education from Woodward: one, almost inevitably, unreasonable government secrecy is the enemy, and usually the giveaway about what the real story might be. We tried to avoid the noise and let the reporting speak.ĭuring our coverage of Watergate and since, Bob and I have learned a lot from one another about the business of being reporters. Richard Nixon tried to make the conduct of the press the issue in Watergate, instead of the conduct of the president and his men.

I’d say this question of “what is news” becomes even more relevant and essential if we are covering the president of the United States. Underlying everything reporters do in pursuit of the best obtainable version of the truth, whatever our beat or assignment, is the question “what is news?” What is it that we believe is important, relevant, hidden, perhaps, or even in plain sight and ignored by conventional journalistic wisdom or governmental wisdom? It’s a simple concept, yet something very difficult to get right because of the enormous amount of effort, thinking, persistence, pushback, logical baggage and, for sure, luck that is required, not to mention some unnatural humility. The best obtainable version of the truth. We answered with a short phrase we’ve used many times since to describe our reporting on Watergate and its purpose and methodology: we called it the best obtainable version of the truth. There is currently no title or release date.Shortly after Richard Nixon resigned the presidency, Bob and I were asked a long question about reporting. Penguin Press announced Monday that Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig, co-authors of the Trump book “A Very Stable Genius,” are writing about his last year in office and his loss to Biden. Woodward already has written two best-sellers on Trump, “ Fear” and “ Rage.”įor the new book, Woodward and Costa will have competition, from other Post reporters.

In 1976, Woodward and then-fellow Washington Post reporter Carl Bernstein collaborated on the best-selling “The Final Days,” what was then an unusually detailed and devastating account of President Richard Nixon as he neared being forced out of office over the Watergate scandal the reporters helped break.

The book does not yet have a title or release date. Woodward is teaming with Washington Post colleague Robert Costa on a book about the waning days of Donald Trump’s administration and on the initial phase of Joe Biden’s presidency. NEW YORK (AP) - Bob Woodward’s next book finds him in the familiar world of documenting a presidency’s ending. Watch Video: President Trump defends downplaying COVID ahead of Bob Woodward book

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