Scripps Changes Policy on Prez Endorsements: Anything Goes This Year
NEW YORK For the first time since 1912, the Ventura (Calif.) County Star has been set free. So has the Abilene Reporter-News in Texas, The Cincinnati Post, and even The Gleaner of Henderson, Ky.
I think Scripps deserves a ht for de-centralizing it's editorial policy in this way. IMO One of the strengths of Blog Media is it's decentralized or independent approach. While not the same thing, cutting local papers loose to be more responsive to readers is a positive development.
But Temple acknowledged that the group endorsement made life difficult for some editors who had espoused a certain political belief on their editorial pages for months, then changed course with a presidential endorsement.
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