BANGKOK: People everywhere – not just those in the United States – have long been fascinated by the mysterious Washington insider code-named Deep Throat who leaked some of the damning information to Washington Post reporters that resulted in the downfall of former US president Richard Nixon.
The most celebrated anonymous source in journalism has since entered the everyday vocabulary and come to symbolise the important role that whistle-blowers and the media can play in a democracy to ensure the public accountability of its political leaders.
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