Watergate provides a model case study of the interaction and powers of each of the branches of government. It also is a morality play with a sad and dramatic ending.
Using these unnamed sources, if done properly, carefully and fairly, provides more accountability in government.
They need to review this secret world. We have an incredibly powerful government that gets on automatic pilot.
A reporter's ability to keep the bond of confidentiality often enables him to learn the hidden or secret aspects of government.
That's as high a drama as I've seen in a government institution,
He has to operate under the rules that govern the rest of the staff -- even if he's rich and famous,