Death of President Ronald Reagan
Spurs Distorted Media View
of His Administration's Successes and Failures

Interview with Robert Jensen,
professor of journalism at the University of Texas,
conducted by Scott Harris

Related links:

• "Ronald Reagan, Hedgehogs And The November Election," by Arianna Huffington, June 9, 2004
• "Reagan's Politics of Passion," by John Nichols, by The Nation, June 7, 2004
• "Ronald Reagan: Still the Teflon President? The press often forgets history when notable leaders die. Who knows that Bill Clinton had higher approval ratings than Reagan?" by Joe Strupp, Editor & Publisher, June 8, 2004
• "The Great Taxer," by Paul Krugman, the New York Times, June 8, 2004

Bush Regime/Election 2004

"Polls Show Voters Shift In Favor Of Kerry Nationwide," Los Angeles Times, June 10, 2004

"E-Voting Issue Splits League Of Women Voters," Associated Press, June 10, 2004

"A Different Kind Of Politics: Nader At The National Press Club," by Tracy McLellan, Counterpunch, June 7, 2004

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American Empire/War Profiteering

"Pentagon Report Set Framework For Use Of Torture," Wall Street Journal, June 7, 2004

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"Postwar" Occupation of Iraq

"State Department Warned White House On Torture Rules," CBS News, June 11, 2004

"Leaked Torture Memo: Full Text," Truthout, June 11, 2004

"The Iraqi Street Speaks: New Government Made Up Of CIA Pawns," by Patrick Cockburn, Counterpunch, June 10, 2004

"Why Bush And Rumsfeld Could Be Tried For War Crimes," by Jonathan D. Tepperman, The New York Times, June 10, 2004

"Military Families Protest Iraq Services," Associated Press, June 7, 2004

"Pattern Emerges Of Sexual Assaults Against Iraqi Women By U.S. Forces," by Chris Shumway, The New Standard, June 6, 2004

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Civil Liberties

"The Bush Dictatorship Revealed: L'etat C'est Moi," by Bernard Weiner, The Crisis Papers, June 11, 2004

"Art Becomes The Next Suspect In America's 9/11 Paranoia," Guardian/UK, June 11, 2004

"The Day The Constitution Died," by Molly Ivins, Working For Change, June 10, 2004

"UI Student Acquitted Of Terror Charges," Spokesman-Review, June 10, 2004

"A Plunge From The Moral Heights," by Richard Cohen, Washington Post, June 10, 2004

"New Report Documents Extensive U.S. War Crimes In Iraq," Center for Economic and Social Rights press release, June 9, 2004

"The Torturers Among Us," by Robert Kuttner, Boston Globe, June 9, 2004

"Did A Government Lawyer 'Aid And Abet' Possible War Crimes By Writing A Crucial Memo?" by Julie Hilden, FindLaw, June 8, 2004

"Infamous 'Miami Model' Of Protest Clampdown, Coming To A Town Near You," by Christopher Getzan, The New Standard, June 8, 2004

"How Big Brother Is Watching, Listening And Misusing Information About You," Capitol Hill Blue, June 8, 2004

"Artist Falls Afoul Of PATRIOT Act," Christian Science Monitor, June 7, 2004

"Artist Falls Afoul Of PATRIOT Act, Germs For Art's Sake: What Does The FBI Want With Stephen Kurtz?" by Judith Lewis, L.A. Weekly, June 4, 2004

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Media Issues

"Film And Election Politics Cross In 'Fahrenheit 9/11,'" Los Angeles Times, June 11, 2004

"Howard Stern Having Impact With Crusade Against Bush," Knight Ridder, June 10, 2004

"Right Wing Now Hijacking PBS By Moving To Control Content," by Ed Garvey, Madison Capital Times, June 8, 2004

"Muzzling A Marine," by Scott Lamb, Salon.com, June 4, 2004

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Activism

"How PunkVoter.com Became Just Another Tool Of The Democrats," by Scott Evans, Counterpunch, June 10, 2004

"The March On Rumsfeld's House," by David Lindorff, Counterpunch, June 8, 2004

"Unwelcoming The G-8," by Benjamin Dangl, Alternet, June 7, 2004

"On The Spot: Progressives Flex Their Muscles And Their Fantasies," by Don Hazen, Alternet, June 7, 2004

"G-8 Summit Activists Plan To Watch Police Watch Them," Associated Press, June 7, 2004

"Students Mobilize Against The Draft," Los Angeles Times, June 6, 2004

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