The reporters fact finding was hindered quite a few times along the way to discover and disclose the truth to the public, but their willingness and determination to do so brought out the facts and allegations that crippled the White House. This example shows how the media does play a crucial role in bringing out the truths and realities of what really goes on behind the closed doors of the politicians who run our country. There are some things that separate these two movies in regard to the role of the media in politics. They differ in the angles at which they approach their respective story. For instance in The Candidate, television is the main means of communication to the public for the fresh upstart and the incumbent running for the office of senator.
Television can give almost exactly what the two candidates want.
Short spots in which they convey their beliefs, ideas and towards the end, slander for one another. Television provides to us up to the minute, flashy, visual, auditory messages and it has proven to be a good way in which to get a certain point across in a specified amount of time, for a price. In All the President's Men the role that media plays takes a different note to reflect the hard hitting sword in the form of the printed word of newspapers. Newspapers are very powerful in the sense that they are print, and most people still believe that what they read is true, instead of taking everything at face value, gathering together several other sources of information and then making the decision to agree or disagree. So with substantial evidence, newspapers can print stories and or allegations that bring about many stirring revelations, as many citizens get their daily dose of news by reading the lowdown that is delivered to them right at their front door every morning.