Reminder that "All the President's Men" - the film - really holds up as a film depicting difficult journalism amidst childish corruption, and depicts an interview with Donald Segretti, who brought the term "ratfucking" to prominence.
Also of note: ratfucking was employed extensively in student government elections in this era. I think it's worth considering whether that's still the case. Student governments at large state universities are far more powerful than many people realize, and corruption at that level is probably just as impactful as corruption in Washington, DC.
Reminder that "All the President's Men" - the film - really holds up as a film depicting difficult journalism amidst childish corruption, and depicts an interview with Donald Segretti, who brought the term "ratfucking" to prominence.
Also of note: ratfucking was employed extensively in student government elections in this era. I think it's worth considering whether that's still the case. Student governments at large state universities are far more powerful than many people realize, and corruption at that level is probably just as impactful as corruption in Washington, DC.