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While the effects of Watergate had far-reaching consequences for journalism, not everything to come out of the scandal came to be positive. As a result of the Watergate scandal many journalists try to find a Watergate like story even where there is none, Monicagate is a perfect example. In addition, many critics of the media argue since Watergate many people have become disenfranchised with Media's constant negativity. Another result of Watergate is the use of the media as a tool for political sabotage. Finally, the media of today bombards the average person with so much news everyday it becomes hard for one to decipher what is actual news and what is just a heap of garbage.
It is important to note Watergate was no doubt an important event, both in politics and journalism, for it exposed a severe abuse of power by a President and forced the powers that be to be held accountable. As for journalism, the strategies used by Woodward and Bernstein became the standards used by......

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