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April 23, 2001
"The First 100 Days: Media Coverage of the Bush Presidency"
The Stories from the Reporters of the BU Washington Journalism Center
The Photography of Danielle Bellini
Bush's early months muted, panel says
WASHINGTON, April 23 - President Bush will meet a milestone next week, the end of the first 100 days, a contrived timeline we use to judge a president's success. It is also the mark we use to predict the kind of a job he will do for his remaining days in office, but this benchmark might not mean anything according to a panel discussion on the "First 100 Days - Media Coverage of the Bush Presidency," hosted by the Boston University Washington Journalism Center at the National Press Club here on Monday. [ MORE ] |
 From left, Jessica Schneider, Anna Stechert, LeAnne
Gendreau and Liz Brown watch and take notes.
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Famed White House reporter Helen Thomas was in
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Florida has not slowed down Bush White House, panel says
WASHINGTON, April 23 - Despite his narrow victory in Florida, the pall that was predicted to fall upon George W. Bush's presidential administration after a chaotic election has not materialized - or hindered - his first 100 days in office. [ MORE ] |
A present and former press secretary spar
WASHINGTON, April 23 - A week before the Bush administration's first 100 days comes to a close, a former Clinton press secretary and the director of the White House Office of Media Affairs met here yesterday to compare how the press really portrays the Chief Executive. While they both agreed that you couldn't judge a president on the impressions of the first three months of an administration, they disagreed on the level of expectation that the media has for George W. Bush. [ MORE ] |
 After the event, Tucker Eskew of the White House takes
questions from reporters.
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LeAnne Gendreau interviews Joe Lockhart after the event.
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Opposing Views: Lockhart and Eskew butt heads
WASHINGTON, April 23 - White House spokesmen squared off to speak about media coverage of President George W. Bush's first 100 days in office in a panel discussion sponsored by The Boston University Washington Journalism Center at the National Press Club on April 23. The spokesmen shared opinions that were as disparate as the styles of their former bosses. [ MORE ] |
| Bush's first 100 days draws remarks from Washington
WASHINGTON, April 23 - With the approach of the first 100 days of the Bush presidency, members of a panel convened recently at the National Press Club reached a consensus: reporters like George W. Bush, but they don't necessarily like covering the Bush White House. [ MORE ] |
BU Washington Journalism Center Directr Linda Killian organized and moderated the event.
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