Featured Topic: January 28, 2008 - Bush Adminstration

Today's featured topic is the Bush Administration. In his final State of the Union address this evening, George W. Bush is looking to secure his legacy in the shadow of uncertainty about the war in Iraq and U.S. Economy. How well has the media covered this often controversial President? Help us find good journalism on this topic -- and review our recommended stories on the Bush Administration.

If you are too busy to live blog the State of the Union address, perhaps you can rate the way other people analyze and report it. Bush's administration will soon be history. That is inevitable. What is unknown, however, is the how history will view him.

This speech will be scrutinized over and over again through the media in the next few days. It goes without saying that Bush's presidency has been partisan and polarizing. What is up for grabs, however, is if he will be viewed and portrayed positively or negatively by generations to come. That will be decided by the quality works of journalism that are produced on our about him.

It's hard to find somebody without an opinion about how Bush has performed these past eight years. Entire hubs of the blogosphere have been built around various camps that support or attack his policies.

Our goal in rating content about president Bush isn't to take a side, but to examine the laurels and darts that others deserve in how they have covered his administration. Regardless of our politics, we want honest and unbiased coverage about our president. That includes keeping a reporters opinion outside of the article, getting both sides of the story and other qualities which Rory O'Connor is going to expound on in this blog over time.

For now, let's dive into content surrounding president Bush. If we are able to find the best journalism on or about him, we will have a better sense of what his place in history will really be.