Carl Bernstein | |
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 Bernstein in 2007 | |
| Born | Carl Milton Bernstein February 14, 1944 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, author |
| Employer | Vanity Fair |
| Known for | Reporting on Watergate scandal |
| Spouses | Carol Honsa
(m. 1968; div. 1972)Christine Kuehbeck
(after 2003) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Alfred Bernstein Sylvia Walker |
Carl Milton Bernstein[1] (/ˈbɜːrnstiːn/ BURN-steen; born February 14, 1944) is an American investigative journalist and author. While a young reporter for The Washington Post in 1972, Bernstein was teamed up with Bob Woodward, and the two did much of the original news reporting on the Watergate scandal.[2] These scandals led to numerous government investigations and the eventual resignation of President Richard Nixon. The work of Woodward and Bernstein was called "maybe the single greatest reporting effort of all time" by long-time journalism figure Gene Roberts.[3]
Bernstein's career since Watergate has continued to focus on the theme of the use and abuse of power via books and magazine articles. He has also done reporting for television and opinion commentary. He is the author or co-author of six books: All the President's Men (1974) and The Final Days (1976), both with Bob Woodward; Loyalties: A Son's Memoir (1989); His Holiness: John Paul II and the History of Our Time (1996) with Marco Politi; A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton (2007);[4] and Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom (2022), a memoir of his early years in journalism. Additionally, he is a regular political commentator on CNN.
- ^ Bernstein 2022, p. 42.
- ^ "Woodward and Bernstein: Watergate reporters warn of the limitations of AI". BBC News. May 18, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ Roy J. Harris, Jr., Pulitzer's Gold, 2007, p. 233, Columbia: University of Missouri Press, ISBN 9780826217684.
- ^ "Carl Bernstein". The Huffington Post Retrieved February 6, 2014.