The inside stories of modern political scandals
Subtitle: how investigative reporters have changed the course of American history
By: Woody Klein ; foreword by Jeff Greenfield
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9780313365133; 9780313365140
Subjects: Press and politics; Investigative reporting; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the Muckrakers' tradition; title: Sherman Adams resigns : Jack Anderson; title: The Bay of Pigs fiasco : Tad Szulc; title: Watergate :  the fall of a President : Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein; title: Monicagate : impeachment of a president : Michael Isikoff; title: The collapse of Enron : Bethany McLean; title: Abu Ghraib revealed : Seymour Hersh; title: Domestic eavesdropping : "the biggest secret" : Erich Lichtblau and James Risen; title: Rendition exposed : Dana Priest; title: Walter Reed Veterans Administration scandal : Anne Hull and Dana Priest; title: Guantanamo detainees' stories : Tom Lasseter; title: Epilogue.