[Yan Wang]

We spent history class today looking a powerpoint made by Ithaca College students. It compared Newsweek covers during the Vietnam War to covers prior to the Gulf War and Afghanistan war. I saw what I expected in terms of how the media portrayed the various wars. The media holds more power than the President. History is unchangeable but the way its presented always is. I'm sure I'll get a different view of US history in Texas than in New York (perhaps that's how I'll know I'm in Texas, har har).

Notably, the New York Times ran an article just a few days ago criticizing THEMSELVES of not criticizing pre-Iraq war policies and government actions enough. They believed they failed at keeping the public informed before the war was declared. They believed in the media's power so much that they were willing to publicly admit it when they thought they did less than they could. Props.