Annals of Opposition: 11 Republican Party Moments to Mark Obama's First 100 Days

ABC News by Rick Klein, Jonathan Karl | Apr. 28, 2009 (News Analysis)

If the first 100 days are a test of a new president, they're a major exam for an opposition party -- particularly one that's coming off eight years in control of the White House.

During the first 100 days, Republicans have witnessed battles pitting congressional leadership against White House aspirants, voices of the past against possible voices of the future, and talking heads vs. decision-makers.
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 by Michael Bugeja - Apr. 28, 2009

This news analysis combines four platforms--text, hotlinks, digital photography and streaming video--to elevate it above others relying mostly on text. While the copy seems opinionated, the streaming video supports much of the analysis factually.

NewsTrust will need to revamp its largely text-based review forms to incorporate fact-based use of new media as an attribute of quality journalism.

Obama’s first speech to a joint session of Congress gave the Republicans a perfect opportunity to highlight a rising star. But Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s nationally televised response — he spoke from Baton Rouge in front of an oddly out-of-place spiral staircase — was widely panned as a disaster, with devastating comparisons to “Kenneth the Page” of TV’s “30 Rock.”

The video allows the user to decide whether the harsh analysis of Jindal was a cheap shot or bull’s eye.

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