If nothing else, Bernstein and Woodward were persistent with finding all the information they needed to support their story. One of the difficulties they faced when writing their article was getting the appropriate people to give information on the issue. The two would often find the people who had the information, but they would not be able get their source to speak on the subject. To take it further, when they did find people who wanted to speak on the topic, they would often refuse to go on the record or release their name as a source to the story. When a source asks a reporter to have their name confidential, and the reporter has done all he can to convince the source to go on the record, than the reporter is obligated to obey the sources
