Scandalous Reporting: How the American media affected the impeachment of President Bill Clinton

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<Tab/>The Clinton Impeachment happened only six years ago, but the story that erupted in the White House has been called the most publicized scandal in American history. Although most Americans know the role of Monica Lewinsky in the scandal, there were other key characters, behind the scenes, who played a role in the story. The American media had a large impact on the Clinton Impeachment. On November 29, 1993, Kathleen Willey asked …

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…amp;gt;To many Americans, the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal was simply the story of a cheating husband who got caught. To many historians and journalists, the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal was the story of how the media was manipulated into serving the needs of three groups: Goldberg and Tripp, Jones' lawyers, and Starr investigators. One can only imagine how the story would have played out had the media not abandoned their journalistic standards. <Tab/>