Top Media Stories Cited in 2004


By and large, bloggers' preferred politics and election-related news in 2004, but an occasional news story not linked to the Presidential election made its way into blog consciousness. Among the most cited: a beer-guzzling bear, the deaths of radio DJ John Peel and actor Christopher Reeve, and an Alabama lawmaker's attempt to ban gay books.




Media Stories by Citation
Citations Date Link/URL Source
1880 15-Oct-04 CNN CROSSFIRE Transcript—Jon Stewart's America CNN
1415 21-Jun-04 Unfairenheit 9/11—The lies of Michael Moore. By Christopher Hitchens Slate.com
1174 26-Oct-04 Legendary radio DJ John Peel dies BBC
966 6-Nov-04 Evidence Mounts That The Vote May Have Been Hacked Common Dreams
953 22-Sep-04 CBS Names Memo Probe Panel CBS
783 30-Oct-04 100 Facts and 1 Opinion: The Non-Arguable Case Against the Bush Administration The Nation
771 11-Oct-04 Christopher Reeve dies at 52 CNN
729 19-Jul-04 PAKISTAN FOR BUSH. July Surprise? The New Republic
725 2-Sep-04 List of Bush's Policy Reversals American Progress Action
679 18-Oct-04 Reaction from the US to the Guardian's Clark County project The Guardian (UK)
650 16-Nov-04 "Latest vote, county by county " USA Today
638 4-Nov-04 Bush meets with Cabinet CNN
614 10-Dec-04 Bush's Big Problem Washington Post
603 3-Aug-04 CNN.com Election 2004—U.S. President / National / Exit Poll CNN
601 19-Aug-04 "Bear guzzles 36 beers, passes out at campground" CNN
590 4-Nov-04 Why Americans Hate Democrats—A Dialogue Slate.com
563 1-Dec-04 Gay book ban goal of state lawmaker Birmingham News
557 24-May-04 THE GRAY ZONE by SEYMOUR M. HERSH New Yorker Magazine
555 10-May-04 TORTURE AT ABU GHRAIB by SEYMOUR M. HERSH New Yorker Magazine
544 3-Sep-04 Campaign 2004: Bush Opens Double-Digit Lead Time
537 3-Nov-04 "Man tries to convert lions to Jesus, gets bitten " MSNBC
535 20-May-04 Andy Kaufman is still alive. Yahoo! News
496 26-Oct-04 New Florida vote scandal feared BBC
495 12-Jul-04 Officials discuss how to delay Election Day CNN
474 15-Jul-04 Same-sex marriage Senate battle over, war is not CNN
455 20-Sep-04 New Questions On Bush Guard Duty CBS
453 ongoing Faces of the Fallen: U.S. Fatalities in Iraq Washington Post
450 16-May-04 High schooler not allowed to disagree with the war. Dayton Beach Journal
435 3-Sep-04 Bush By Numbers: Four years of double standards The Independent (UK)
422 10-Oct-04 Without a Doubt New York Times
421 9-Sep-04 "Pup shoots man, saves litter mates" CNN
418 15-Nov-04 CIA plans to purge its agency Newsday
417 21-Oct-04 No casualties? White House disputes Robertson comment CNN
415 2-Oct-04 The Race is On MSNBC
411 23-Nov-04 Economic `Armageddon' predicted Boston Herald
407 ongoing Charting the Campaign Washington Post
405 28-Oct-04 Russia tied to Iraq's missing arms Washington Times
400 11-Aug-04 480-Pound Woman Dies After Six Years On Couch  
392 18-Aug-04 Making Free IPods Pay Off Wired
390 1-Nov-04 Hostettler mounting campaign to change the name of Interstate 69 (Fictional) Hoosier Gazette
375 1-Oct-04 "Orgies are the way to ease social tensions, claims US judge" The Guardian
373 29-Sep-04 Connie Rice: Top 10 Secrets They Don't Want You to Know About the Debates NPR
372 19-Jul-04 Exclusive: Election Day Worries MSNBC
370 24-Oct-04 "Screen Burn, The Guide " The Guardian (UK)
369 6-Aug-04 Super Freak' singer Rick James dies CNN
363 11-Nov-04 Arafat the monster Boston Globe
361 28-Apr-04 Abuse Of Iraqi POWs By GIs Probed CBS
359 25-Oct-04 The Talk of the Town: THE CHOICE New Yorker Magazine
353 21-Mar-04 Clarke's Take On Terror CBS
352 5-Aug-04 Chords for Change New York Times
349 24-Nov-04 Declaration of Independence Banned at Calif School Reuters
348 10-Sep-04 ABC News: False Documentation? Questions Arise About Authenticity of Newly Found Memos on Bush's Guard Service ABC
345 18-May-04 The Jesus Landing Pad Village Voice
345 4-Oct-04 SpaceShipOne captures X Prize CNN
342 1-Oct-04 The Long Tail Wired
334 7-Sep-04 Cheney Warns Against Vote for Kerry AP News/MyWay
328 12-Sep-04 Moulton woman says she lost job for sporting Kerry sticker on car Decatur Daily News
328 30-Sep-04 Transcript: First Presidential Debate Washington Post
322 8-Sep-04 "In a secret Paris cavern, the real underground cinema" The Guardian (UK)
318 7-Jun-04 Not Even a Hedgehog—The stupidity of Ronald Reagan. Slate.com
314 28-Jun-04 San Francisco rolls out the red carpet for the Clintons San Francisco Chronicle
310 6-Aug-04 Veteran retracts criticism of Kerry Boston Globe
310 30-Nov-04 Publisher: 'Blog' No. 1 word of the year CNN
309 5-Aug-04 Bush misspeaks during signing ceremony CNN
309 27-Oct-04 Hobbit' joins human family tree BBC
307 8-Oct-04 Bush's Mystery Bulge Salon.com
305 1-Jun-04 Enron Traders Caught On Tape CBS News
302 6-Sep-04 BUSH 'TOOK COCAINE AT CAMP DAVID' The Mirrorm (UK)
302 10-Sep-04 Some Question Authenticity of Papers on Bush Washington Post
296 6-Apr-04 Administration wages war on pornography Baltimore Sun
293 19-Aug-04 Records Counter a Critic of Kerry Washington Post
290 14-Jul-04 " Private craft soars into space, history " CNN
287 10-Aug-04 Police: Wedding guests eat victim CNN
285 5-Nov-04 CNN.com—Glitch gave Bush extra votes in Ohio CNN
284 15-Nov-04 Powell resigns with three other Cabinet secretaries CNN
283 4-May-04 U.S. Army report on Iraqi prisoner abuse MSNBC
283 2-Dec-04 "Some Abstinence Programs Mislead Teens, Report Says" Washington Post
280 5-Jun-04 Welcome to America The Guardian
280 8-Sep-04 Bush fell short on duty at Guard Boston Globe
265 2-Sep-04 CNN.com—Space signal studied for alien contact CNN
264 9-Sep-04 60 Minutes' Documents on Bush Might Be Fake Cybercast News Service
261 2-Mar-04 Avoiding attacking suspected terrorist mastermind MSNBC
261 7-Nov-04 CNN.com—Suicide suspected at WTC site CNN
258 2-Dec-04 CNN.com—Bush Arrested in Canada for War Crimes (Fictional) World-CNN
257 5-Jun-04 Ronald Reagan dies at 93 CNN
254 17-Sep-04 Yahoo! News—Top Stories Photos—AP Yahoo! News
253 19-Jul-04 NEW DETAILS SURFACE New Yorker Magazine
253 27-Aug-04 "Admiral speaks out, disputes Kerry's account of 1st wound" Chicago Sun-Times
253 28-Aug-04 Voting Machine Controversy Common Dreams
253 13-Oct-04 Transcript: Third Presidential Debate Washington Post
251 2-Jul-04 CNN's obituary of Marlon Brando CNN
250 8-Oct-04 Transcript: Second Presidential Debate Washington Post
249 30-Jun-04 Are the Browser Wars Back? Slate.com
248 21-Jul-04 Drinking those cool Krispy Kremes CNN/Money
247 5-Jul-04 "CNN.com—Speculation over Kerry VP pik soars—Jul 5, 2004" CNN
247 27-Oct-04 Hobbit-Like Human Ancestor Found in Asia National Geographic
246 17-May-04 "Abuse scandal terrible for U.S., Powell concedes " MSNBC
246 13-Aug-04 "New Jersey governor quits, comes out as gay" CNN
245 1-Nov-04 MONSTER'S DEADLY WARNING TO 'RED' STATES New York Post

Media Stories by Date
Citations Date Link/URL Source
261 2-Mar-04 Avoiding attacking suspected terrorist mastermind MSNBC
353 21-Mar-04 Clarke's Take On Terror CBS
296 6-Apr-04 Administration wages war on pornography Baltimore Sun
361 28-Apr-04 Abuse Of Iraqi POWs By GIs Probed CBS
283 4-May-04 U.S. Army report on Iraqi prisoner abuse MSNBC
555 10-May-04 TORTURE AT ABU GHRAIB by SEYMOUR M. HERSH New Yorker Magazine
450 16-May-04 High schooler not allowed to disagree with the war. Dayton Beach Journal
246 17-May-04 "Abuse scandal terrible for U.S., Powell concedes " MSNBC
345 18-May-04 The Jesus Landing Pad Village Voice
535 20-May-04 Andy Kaufman is still alive. Yahoo! News
557 24-May-04 THE GRAY ZONE by SEYMOUR M. HERSH New Yorker Magazine
305 1-Jun-04 Enron Traders Caught On Tape CBS News
280 5-Jun-04 Welcome to America The Guardian
257 5-Jun-04 Ronald Reagan dies at 93 CNN
318 7-Jun-04 Not Even a Hedgehog—The stupidity of Ronald Reagan. Slate.com
1415 21-Jun-04 Unfairenheit 9/11—The lies of Michael Moore. By Christopher Hitchens Slate.com
314 28-Jun-04 San Francisco rolls out the red carpet for the Clintons San Francisco Chronicle
249 30-Jun-04 Are the Browser Wars Back? Slate.com
251 2-Jul-04 CNN's obituary of Marlon Brando CNN
247 5-Jul-04 "CNN.com—Speculation over Kerry VP pik soars—Jul 5, 2004" CNN
495 12-Jul-04 Officials discuss how to delay Election Day CNN
290 14-Jul-04 " Private craft soars into space, history " CNN
474 15-Jul-04 Same-sex marriage Senate battle over, war is not CNN
729 19-Jul-04 PAKISTAN FOR BUSH. July Surprise? The New Republic
372 19-Jul-04 Exclusive: Election Day Worries MSNBC
253 19-Jul-04 NEW DETAILS SURFACE New Yorker Magazine
248 21-Jul-04 Drinking those cool Krispy Kremes CNN/Money
603 3-Aug-04 CNN.com Election 2004—U.S. President / National / Exit Poll CNN
352 5-Aug-04 Chords for Change New York Times
309 5-Aug-04 Bush misspeaks during signing ceremony CNN
369 6-Aug-04 Super Freak' singer Rick James dies CNN
310 6-Aug-04 Veteran retracts criticism of Kerry Boston Globe
287 10-Aug-04 Police: Wedding guests eat victim CNN
400 11-Aug-04 480-Pound Woman Dies After Six Years On Couch  
246 13-Aug-04 "New Jersey governor quits, comes out as gay" CNN
392 18-Aug-04 Making Free IPods Pay Off Wired
601 19-Aug-04 "Bear guzzles 36 beers, passes out at campground" CNN
293 19-Aug-04 Records Counter a Critic of Kerry Washington Post
253 27-Aug-04 "Admiral speaks out, disputes Kerry's account of 1st wound" Chicago Sun-Times
253 28-Aug-04 Voting Machine Controversy Common Dreams
725 2-Sep-04 List of Bush's Policy Reversals American Progress Action
265 2-Sep-04 CNN.com—Space signal studied for alien contact CNN
544 3-Sep-04 Campaign 2004: Bush Opens Double-Digit Lead Time
435 3-Sep-04 Bush By Numbers: Four years of double standards The Independent (UK)
302 6-Sep-04 BUSH 'TOOK COCAINE AT CAMP DAVID' The Mirrorm (UK)
334 7-Sep-04 Cheney Warns Against Vote for Kerry AP News/MyWay
322 8-Sep-04 "In a secret Paris cavern, the real underground cinema" The Guardian (UK)
280 8-Sep-04 Bush fell short on duty at Guard Boston Globe
421 9-Sep-04 "Pup shoots man, saves litter mates" CNN
264 9-Sep-04 60 Minutes' Documents on Bush Might Be Fake Cybercast News Service
348 10-Sep-04 ABC News: False Documentation? Questions Arise About Authenticity of Newly Found Memos on Bush's Guard Service ABC
302 10-Sep-04 Some Question Authenticity of Papers on Bush Washington Post
328 12-Sep-04 Moulton woman says she lost job for sporting Kerry sticker on car Decatur Daily News
254 17-Sep-04 Yahoo! News—Top Stories Photos—AP Yahoo! News
455 20-Sep-04 New Questions On Bush Guard Duty CBS
953 22-Sep-04 CBS Names Memo Probe Panel CBS
373 29-Sep-04 Connie Rice: Top 10 Secrets They Don't Want You to Know About the Debates NPR
328 30-Sep-04 Transcript: First Presidential Debate Washington Post
375 1-Oct-04 "Orgies are the way to ease social tensions, claims US judge" The Guardian
342 1-Oct-04 The Long Tail Wired
415 2-Oct-04 The Race is On MSNBC
345 4-Oct-04 SpaceShipOne captures X Prize CNN
307 8-Oct-04 Bush's Mystery Bulge Salon.com
250 8-Oct-04 Transcript: Second Presidential Debate Washington Post
422 10-Oct-04 Without a Doubt New York Times
771 11-Oct-04 Christopher Reeve dies at 52 CNN
253 13-Oct-04 Transcript: Third Presidential Debate Washington Post
1880 15-Oct-04 CNN CROSSFIRE Transcript—Jon Stewart's America CNN
679 18-Oct-04 Reaction from the US to the Guardian's Clark County project The Guardian (UK)
417 21-Oct-04 No casualties? White House disputes Robertson comment CNN
370 24-Oct-04 "Screen Burn, The Guide " The Guardian (UK)
359 25-Oct-04 The Talk of the Town: THE CHOICE New Yorker Magazine
1174 26-Oct-04 Legendary radio DJ John Peel dies BBC
496 26-Oct-04 New Florida vote scandal feared BBC
309 27-Oct-04 Hobbit' joins human family tree BBC
247 27-Oct-04 Hobbit-Like Human Ancestor Found in Asia National Geographic
405 28-Oct-04 Russia tied to Iraq's missing arms Washington Times
783 30-Oct-04 100 Facts and 1 Opinion: The Non-Arguable Case Against the Bush Administration The Nation
390 1-Nov-04 Hostettler mounting campaign to change the name of Interstate 69 (Fictional) Hoosier Gazette
245 1-Nov-04 MONSTER'S DEADLY WARNING TO 'RED' STATES New York Post
537 3-Nov-04 "Man tries to convert lions to Jesus, gets bitten " MSNBC
638 4-Nov-04 Bush meets with Cabinet CNN
590 4-Nov-04 Why Americans Hate Democrats—A Dialogue Slate.com
285 5-Nov-04 CNN.com—Glitch gave Bush extra votes in Ohio CNN
966 6-Nov-04 Evidence Mounts That The Vote May Have Been Hacked Common Dreams
261 7-Nov-04 CNN.com—Suicide suspected at WTC site CNN
363 11-Nov-04 Arafat the monster Boston Globe
418 15-Nov-04 CIA plans to purge its agency Newsday
284 15-Nov-04 Powell resigns with three other Cabinet secretaries CNN
650 16-Nov-04 "Latest vote, county by county " USA Today
411 23-Nov-04 Economic `Armageddon' predicted Boston Herald
349 24-Nov-04 Declaration of Independence Banned at Calif School Reuters
310 30-Nov-04 Publisher: 'Blog' No. 1 word of the year CNN
563 1-Dec-04 Gay book ban goal of state lawmaker Birmingham News
283 2-Dec-04 "Some Abstinence Programs Mislead Teens, Report Says" Washington Post
258 2-Dec-04 CNN.com—Bush Arrested in Canada for War Crimes (Fictional) World-CNN
614 10-Dec-04 Bush's Big Problem Washington Post
453 ongoing Faces of the Fallen: U.S. Fatalities in Iraq Washington Post
407 ongoing Charting the Campaign Washington Post

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