Como trabalha o repórter Bob Woodward Interessante a leitura (sugerida por Romenesko) do extenso texto de David Greenberg, no Boston Globe de ontem, em que analisa o último best-seller de Bob Woodward, "Plan of Attack": "(...)Woodward is not just a friend of mine but my old boss. Ten years ago I worked for him on "The Agenda" (1994), his account of the making of the first Clinton budget, as well as on a dozen in-depth newspaper articles. For three years I observed his hard-working reportorial style up close and grew to admire it increasingly. If four people were at a high-level meeting, he tries to get accounts from all four -- along with notes from the official note-taker if there is one. And he doesn't go easy on his most cooperative sources; far from getting spun, he examines all the different versions and tries to square any discrepancies. I offer this endorsement of Woodward's books not just as a friend and fan but as one who in other respects actually resembles his critics (politically opinionated, partial to intellectual analyses over reportorial expos) more than Woodward himself. Working for him, however, convinced me that his brand of reporting has a unique and indispensable value. The world of political discourse now suffers from a headache-inducing glut of columns, ideologically oriented magazines, TV round-table shows, TV sparring shows, blogs, and talk radio. What we sorely need isn't more analysis but good, hard reporting on what's actually happening in government -- precisely what Woodward provides better than anyone else."