What was one effect of the media's coverage of the watergate scandal?

Americans became more cynical about politicians.

Explanation:

Well, that would really depend. The media's coverage at the time (It is important to remember that the Watergate Scandal happened at different times, thus different media) may have been exaggerated. One major effect of the scandal however, was that it caused President Nixon to resign from office.

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