Apositive effect of the watergate scandal was it showed constitutional protection of the media allowed reporters to expose issues and a) it forced the media to reveal their sources b) the effectiveness of democracy, particularly checks and balances c) president nixon was forced to end the cold war after the scandal was discovered d) the republican and democratic parties were united in their opposition to the free press

A positive effect of the Watergate Scandal was that it showed constitutional protection of the media allowed reporters to expose issues and the effectiveness of democracy, particularly checks and balances. During the Watergate Scandal, president Richard Nixon was exposed by the investigative journalism of Carl Bernstein. The foregoing clearly exemplified that media freedom cannot be inhibited for the mere reason that the President is displeased with the reports.

i believe the correct answer is b.