comparing absence of malice and all the presidents men
... I chose to compare “Absence of Malice,” and “All the President’s Men. ... In “Absence of Malice,” Megan Carter is on her way to meet Michael Gallagher for lunch and she decides to bug herself, and her editor chooses to send along a photographer. ... I compare that to “All the President’s Men,” where Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein always seem to be prepared and professional. ... Comparing personal qualities was a bit harder. ... When comparing the movies and characters, it was much easier to determine the personal qualities that Woodward and Bernstein held. ... In “Absence of Malice,” Mack who is Megan’s editor is almost shown with her either typing the story himself or helping her write it. Mack doesn’t seem to challenge Carter to get more sources like Ben and Harry do in “All the President’s Men.” In “Absence of Malice,” I think a very important scene that shows the relationship between Megan and her editor is when it is just the two of them and Megan is doing some work and Mack walks in. ... ” Mack replies with “I like you all right.” Even after everything that Megan put her editor and her newspaper through, he still thinks she is all right, and I believe that he respects her. ... First of all, The Washington Post is a bigger newspaper, and they have two editors they deal with on almost a daily basis. ... Megan decided to do her own research and find out what it was all about. ... In “Absence of Malice,” Megan never got more than one source, her editors never pushed the issue, and she got into some trouble. ... ” I think that sums up the relationship between Gallagher and Megan, all she wanted was a story. ... ” When comparing the two movies and the reporters relationships with their subjects it was much easier to compare Megan and Gallagher. ... The biggest thing in “Absence of Malice,” is when Megan reported the story on Theresa Perone. ... I don’t think it was necessary to print all the details, let the FBI do the dirty work. ... In “All the President’s Men,” one of the things that pops into my mind that Woodward and Bernstein did was when they verified their sources. ... One of the reasons why I chose to compare these two movies is because “Absence of Malice” was based on fictional characters and events, and “All the President’s Men” was based on a true story. “Absence of Malice” is a good movie to watch but I think it demonstrates more of what not to do in journalism, and “All the President’s Men” helps to identify what it was like for them and how close it was for them not to get the story.