A presidential endorsement of Barack Obama run in The Optimist student newspaper at Abilene Christian University has lit a California-sized wildfire among ACU alums and others connected with the school that continues to burn post-election. Most are angry at the paper’s support for a candidate whose abortion and gay marriage stances are worrying to [...]
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College Papers Light on Endorsements in Battleground State
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, tagged Battleground State, Charlottesville Daily Progress, College Journalism, College Media, James Madison, Liberty University, McCain, Obama, Old Dominion, Presidential Election, Presidential Endorsement, Student Media, The Cavalier Daily, The Flat Hat, The Mace & Crown, University of Virginia, Virginia, Virginia Tech on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Virginia is gearing up to be an Election Day battleground between McCain and Obama, but endorsements from college newspapers in the state are basically nonexistent. As The Charlottesville Daily Progress reported, papers at the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, James Madison, and Liberty University will not be publicly supporting either presidential candidate with an official editorial [...]
“College Papers Back Obama, 63 to 1″
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged College Media, College Newspaper, John McCain, Presidential Election, Presidential Endorsement, Student Journalism, Student Newspaper, The Daily Mississippian on November 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
According to U-Wire’s Presidential Endorsement Scorecard, college newspapers’ pick for prez is nearly unanimous: Barack Obama. Editor & Publisher lays out the list of papers’ presidential endorsements, which favors Obama 63 to 1. The lone college rag in the McCain camp: The Daily Mississippian at the University of Mississippi. The paper’s lone wolf status [...]
