No particular suprise here, but John Kerry leads among endorsements from the nation's papers (as of yesterday). Editor and Publisher is keeping a running tally:
- JOHN KERRY
128 newspapers total
16,898,024 daily circulation
ALABAMA
The Anniston Star (G): 26,527
The Decatur Daily (G): 23,641
ARIZONA
Arizona Daily Star (Tucson) (G): 109,592
CALIFORNIA
San Francisco Chronicle (G): 501,135
The Sacramento Bee (G): 303,841
San Jose Mercury News (G): 279,539
Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek) (B): 186,335
Daily News (Los Angeles) (B): 178,044
The Fresno Bee (G): 166,531
Ventura County Star (B): 93,664
The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa) (G): 89,384
The Modesto Bee (G): 87,366
The Oakland Tribune (B): 67,807
Santa Cruz Sentinel (B): 26,136
Merced Sun-Star: 17,247
COLORADO
Daily Camera (Boulder) (B): 33,419
Fort Collins Coloradoan (G): 28,415
Durango Herald (G): 8,621
CONNECTICUT
The Day (New London) (B): 39,553
The Stamford Advocate (B): 27,350
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The Washington Post (G): 772,553
FLORIDA
St. Petersburg Times (G): 358,502
The Miami Herald (G): 325,032
Orlando Sentinel (B): 269,269
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Ft. Lauderdale) (G): 268,927
The Palm Beach Post (G): 181,727
Sarasota Herald-Tribune (G): 121,272
Daytona Beach News-Journal (G): 112,945
Florida Today (Melbourne) (G): 90,877
Bradenton Herald (B): 52,163
GEORGIA
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 418,323
The Macon Telegraph: 65,871
HAWAII
The Honolulu Advertiser (G): 145,943
IDAHO
The Idaho Statesman (Boise) (B): 65,714
ILLINOIS
Chicago Sun-Times (B): 486,936
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights) (B): 150,794
Rockford Register-Star (B): 65,685
Daily Southtown (Chicago) (G): 48,858
INDIANA
The Times (Munster): 86,474
The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne) (G): 61,205
IOWA
The Des Moines Register (G): 155,898
Quad City Times (Davenport) (B): 53,872
The Hawk Eye (Burlington) (G): 19,000
Iowa City Press-Citizen: 15,077
KANSAS
The Hutchinson News (G): 32,625
KENTUCKY
The Courier-Journal (Louisville) (G): 216,934
Lexington Herald-Leader (G): 122,748
LOUISIANA
The Times (Shreveport) (G): 66,614
MAINE
Portland Press Herald (G): 73,211
Bangor Daily News (B): 61,337
Kennebec Journal (Augusta): 14,845
MASSACHUSETTS
The Boston Globe (G): 452,109
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester) (B): 103,586
The Republican (Springfield): 84,694
The Standard-Times (New Bedford): 35,299
MICHIGAN
Detroit Free Press (G): 354,581
The Flint Journal (B): 84,313
Lansing State Journal (G): 73,594
The Muskegon Chronicle (B): 46,505
Times Herald (Port Huron): 29,488
Traverse City Record-Eagle: 26,502
Battle Creek Enquirer: 24,831
The Argus-Press (Owosso): 11,438
MINNESOTA
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (G): 377,058
Duluth News Tribune: 45,688
The Free Press (Mankato): 21,591
Article comments
1 - Yensid Tlaw
Eric, I have an inside scoop on this Plain Dealer story I think. I still need to verify it before I blab though. Hopefully I can do that and I will then get back to you.
2 - Eric Olsen
cool! Let me know
3 - Hal Pawluk
If you can't verify it, just drudge it anyhow (that is a word now, right? :-)
4 - Claire
Eric, outstanding piece! I can only speak definitively for the TEXAS newspapers...they don't surprise me. Those who are endorsing Mr. Kerry have quite sizable ethnic readership. Those endorsing W have a sizable ethnic population within their subscription area, but most are not subscribers...
This was an outstanding piece...I completely enjoyed it.
Have you seen the map at
electoral-vote.com ?
It is quite graphic, and changes as things change...you might find it interesting, although I'm sure you have probably seen it and keep up with it.
Again, enjoyed the piece so much!
Claire
5 - Eric Olsen
thanks so much Claire, very glad you found it interesting!
6 - RJ
Considering the Leftist slant in most newspapers, I found it surprising that Bush was even close! 128-105 is hardly a rushing defeat among the liberal intelligensia...
7 - RJ
*crushing
8 - andy marsh
I referenced this in another piece Eric. Hope you don't mind. Good info.
9 - bhw
RJ, it's actually quite a significant number. I read somewhere today [and now I can't find it -- or maybe I heard it on the radio -- ugh, memory loss at such an early age!] that newspapers have traditionally endorsed Republican candidates. So that fact that Kerry has the lead right now is a big deal, although I don't think it will mean much in terms of swaying the average voter.
I'll try to figure out where I saw/heard it ....
10 - Mac Diva
And, we just got a peek at why that is true, Bhw. Publishers are rich people or wealthy corporations. Editorial boards also tend to be pretty conservative. Having watched two papers break the Newspaper Guild, I have no illusions about where the sympathies of the elite who run the business of newspapering lie. Buying into the liberal media myth requires overlooking the fact that most media are part of big business.
11 - Mac Diva
Claire, I would be interested in seeing your data proving minorities don't read newspapers in Texas.
12 - Mac Diva
Correction: Proof minorities don't subscribe to newspapers in certain areas of Texas.