George W. Bush and the Media

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This reports examines how public support for George W. Bush is affected by events such as the war on terrorism in Afghanistan, the war for oil in Iraq, and the devastating effects of the hijacked plane attacks on the United States. The Internet has become an excellent source for gathering data and opinion polls so this report utilizes the Roper Center web site to provide complete listings of various polls for the presidential job approval ratings over the course of George W. Bush's terms in office. The report also attempts to analyze how the media has influenced these approval polls and examines how the President's approval ratings fluctuate based on the media's coverage of events such as the war with Iraq, American military casualties because of the war in Iraq, the recent Abu Ghraib Prison scandal, or the capture of Saddam Hussein.

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"Then the events the events of September 11, 2001, occurred. The events associated with the September 11th terrorist attacks stunned the world and put the American people on high alert as the once great World Trade Center facility came crashing down in the blink of an eye. The American people and the media bond themselves to the man who many thought got his office by cheating only a few weeks before. President Bush's approval ratings reached record levels in the following days and weeks."

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