From NPR, Deducing Deep Throat's identity. (Audio)
Students at the University Of Illinois-Champaign believe they've uncovered the true identity of "Deep Throat," the mysterious source used by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein to investigate the Watergate conspiracy. Jay Field of Chicago Public Radio reports.
This raises an interesting debate about journalists' duties to protect their sources vs. their counterparts' interests in uncovering stories. Bernstein says that the investigative journalism students have "no business" undertaking this type of probe.
Students at the University Of Illinois-Champaign believe they've uncovered the true identity of "Deep Throat," the mysterious source used by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein to investigate the Watergate conspiracy. Jay Field of Chicago Public Radio reports.
This raises an interesting debate about journalists' duties to protect their sources vs. their counterparts' interests in uncovering stories. Bernstein says that the investigative journalism students have "no business" undertaking this type of probe.
