Talk:Bob Woodward

--Zoot91 20:39, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)

A few comments on edits made to the Style & Criticism section of the Bob Woodward article:

• The existing version was correct in pointing out several major criticisms of Woodward's style. However, I found little or no effort to balance this with positive statements reflecting the wide readership Woodward attracts or the attention paid to his works in Washington and around the world.

• I added one frequent criticism of Woodward that had not yet been mentioned: that some journalists believe his frequent use of background sources discourages other people, especially in government, from speaking on the record.

• "Delay" and "Fraud" did not seem to be neutral subheadings, so I combined those sections into the new "Style & Criticism" subheading. Delay was a short paragraph to begin with.

• The use of six New York Review of Books citations (but no others) makes for a decidedly non-NPOV. Rather than start a tit-for-tat of "review quotes," which often say more about the reviewer's own beliefs than the work in question, I thought it best to remove all but one representative negative and positive citation.

• An encyclopedia article, even a Wiki article, seems a less than perfect venue for making detailed critiques of specific scenes in books, some of which date back 25 years. If they must be made, why not do so in a new article specifically about the book in question, and aim for a balanced POV.

As far as I know, NPOV does not require removing factual attributed information in order to meet some conception of "balance". AaronSw 02:59, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)

The DVD of "All the President's Men" says Bob Woodward was born in 1944. From all other sources I could find, the wikipedia article is using the correct date correct date, March 26, 1943. Just thought it should be noted that this alternate date appears. -tristanreid

who is Deep Throat

Updates on the Vanity Fair article should go in the Deep Throat article, not here, and need to be kept in an encyclopedia form - e.g., don't start them with "UPDATE"! - DavidWBrooks 17:41, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

I'm not getting into a revert war with some WikiNazi, so I'm not touching the article. But you're wrong. Woodward himself has confirmed Felt = Deep Throat, so the article's bit about protecting Deep Throat's identity needs to be updated. Check the WashPost front page.

Ever heard the 'net rule about "Nazi" in discussions? Oh, never mind ... (By the way, Woodward had not confirmed anything when the original change was made.) - DavidWBrooks 23:53, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

This Page should be Frozen

Right now with all the press surrounding the duo, it seems to keep suffering from graffiti. For a little bit, maybe this page should not be editable by all.