Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the US, died today at 93, after a 10-year battle with Alzheimers disease. My thoughts are with the family. Update: Here’s the obituary from the Washington Post, written by Lou Cannon, who wrote what’s apparently considered the best biography of the man.
For those who have an interest in how the press covers political campaigns, I’ve pointed you to CampaignDesk and FactCheck in the past; I’d be remiss if I didn’t also remind you of PressThink, particularly this post, which discusses the apparent recovery of the institutional voice (using its “reputational capital,” Jay Rosen calls it) in …