Newspaper/Magazine Endorsements Megathread

[ApatheticAustrian]

i think at this point, the WSJ would have quite a problem with their own editorializing if they stand with trump...maybe a non-dorsement?

NYP on the other side also bashed trump today....but i guess, with all their pro-trump columns, they could easily go for him.

[PeteB]

Actually, I have just remembered at least a few

WSJ
NYPost
Newsday
Star Ledger
El Nuevo Herald


They are taking their time

If I didn't miss it, you can add:

Las Vegas Review-Journal
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Investors Business Daily

[Likely Voter]

The WSJ is one of a dozen remaining Top 100 papers that doesn't do endorsements, although USA Today and some others broke their tradition, so maybe they will. One of their board members did endorse Clinton.

There are 34 Top 100 papers that havent endorsed yet, but endorsed in 2012 (about half Romney, half Obama)


Rank      Paper          2012 endorsement
5            New York Post               Romney
6            San Jose Mercury News               Obama
9            Newsday (Long Island, NY)               Romney
14           Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)               Romney
17           The Philadelphia Inquirer               Obama
18           Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN)               Obama
20           The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ)               Obama
21           Honolulu Star-Advertiser               Obama
26           Las Vegas Review-Journal               Romney
31           Pittsburgh Tribune-Review               Romney
33           Detroit Free Press               Obama
36           The Tampa Tribune               Romney
37           Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX)               Romney
42           Investor's Business Daily (Los Angeles, CA)               Romney
44           Pittsburgh Post-Gazette               Obama
48           The Indianapolis Star               NONE
49           Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR)               Romney
50           The Buffalo News               Obama
52           Austin American-Statesman               NONE
60           The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA)               Romney
72           The Blade (Toledo, OH)               Obama
74           The Tennessean (Nashville, TN)               Romney
76           Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)               Romney
80           Boston Herald               Romney
81           The Palm Beach Post               NONE
82           Northwest Indiana Times               Romney
83           Albuquerque Journal               Romney
84           The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL)               Romney
88           The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)               Romney
89           The News Journal (New Castle County, DE)               Obama
92           Telegram and Gazette (Worcester, MA)               Romney
97           Rockford Register Times (Rockford, IL)               Obama
98           New Haven Register (New Haven, CT)               Obama
99           The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA)               Obama

[ag]

Thanks!

What are they waiting for? Why so quiet in the last few days?

[Likely Voter]

actually endorsements are ahead of schedule this year. Usually they wait until the final two weekends to keep it fresh in the minds of voters.  But with more early voting, some papers have started going earlier.

[ag]

El Nuevo Herald has just endorsed for Congress. I guess, we should expect them endorsing for president soon: perhaps even tomorrow.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Are we still waiting for any major endorsements other than WSJ and NYPost?

These are the largest newspapers I'm aware of that haven't endorsed (cutoff point: circulations above 125,000).  An asterisk indicates that the paper usually doesn't endorse candidates.

Wall Street Journal *
NY Post
San Jose Mercury News
Newsday (Long Island)
LA Daily News
Orange County Register *
Philadelphia Inquirer
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Newark Star-Ledger
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Atlanta Journal-Constitution *
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
St. Paul Pioneer-Press *
Detroit Free Press
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel *
Tampa Tribune
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Investor’s Business Daily
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Indianapolis Star
Buffalo News
Austin American-Statesman

[BaldEagle1991]

I wonder who are the 3 papers that endorsed Donald Trump? Don't you know Trump hates journalists as much as he hates Mexicans?

[GeorgiaModerate]

I wonder who are the 3 papers that endorsed Donald Trump? Don't you know Trump hates journalists as much as he hates Mexicans?

Santa Barbara News-Press
St. Joseph (MO) News-Press
Waxahatchie Daily Light

The two News-Presses, despite having the same name, are not related to each other, AFAIK.

The Santa Barbara News-Press has a checkered history; see their Wikipedia entry for details.

[BaldEagle1991]

I wonder who are the 3 papers that endorsed Donald Trump? Don't you know Trump hates journalists as much as he hates Mexicans?

Santa Barbara News-Press
St. Joseph (MO) News-Press
Waxahatchie Daily Light

The two News-Presses, despite having the same name, are not related to each other, AFAIK.

The Santa Barbara News-Press has a checkered history; see their Wikipedia entry for details.

I see. Mostly small town papers. Not much of a noticeable impact or attention.

[PeteB]

This "endorsement" deserves an image:



Here is the story, giving 14 reasons why not to vote for Trump:

http://interactive.nydailynews.com/2016/10/daily-news-editorial-bury-trump-in-landslide/

[ag]

The WSJ is one of a dozen remaining Top 100 papers that doesn't do endorsements, although USA Today and some others broke their tradition, so maybe they will. One of their board members did endorse Clinton.

There are 34 Top 100 papers that havent endorsed yet, but endorsed in 2012 (about half Romney, half Obama)


Rank      Paper          2012 endorsement
5            New York Post               Romney
6            San Jose Mercury News               Obama
9            Newsday (Long Island, NY)               Romney  endorsed Clinton
14           Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)               Romney
17           The Philadelphia Inquirer               Obama  endorsed Clinton
18           Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN)               Obama
20           The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ)               Obama
21           Honolulu Star-Advertiser               Obama
26           Las Vegas Review-Journal               Romney
31           Pittsburgh Tribune-Review               Romney
33           Detroit Free Press               Obama
36           The Tampa Tribune               Romney
37           Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX)               Romney  Not Trump
42           Investor's Business Daily (Los Angeles, CA)               Romney
44           Pittsburgh Post-Gazette               Obama
48           The Indianapolis Star               NONE
49           Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR)               Romney
50           The Buffalo News               Obama
52           Austin American-Statesman               NONE
60           The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA)               Romney
72           The Blade (Toledo, OH)               Obama
74           The Tennessean (Nashville, TN)               Romney
76           Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)               Romney
80           Boston Herald               Romney  no endrosement in 2016
81           The Palm Beach Post               NONE
82           Northwest Indiana Times               Romney
83           Albuquerque Journal               Romney
84           The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL)               Romney
88           The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)               Romney
89           The News Journal (New Castle County, DE)               Obama
92           Telegram and Gazette (Worcester, MA)               Romney
97           Rockford Register Times (Rockford, IL)               Obama
98           New Haven Register (New Haven, CT)               Obama
99           The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA)               Obama

[GeorgiaModerate]

Here are the citations for the ones listed by ag:

Newsday (Clinton/Romney): http://www.newsday.com/opinion/editorial/hillary-clinton-should-be-our-next-president-1.12483084
 
Philadelphia Inquirer (Clinton/Obama): http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/Inquirer-Editorial-Clinton-easily-the-best-candidate-for-president.html

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Not Trump/Romney): http://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/editorials/article109599257.html

Boston Herald (None/Romney): http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/editorials/2016/10/editorial_none_of_the_above_for_president

And we also have the Pougkeepsie (NY) Journal (Clinton/None): http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/opinion/editorials/2016/10/21/countrys-sake-clinton-default/92483662/

Daily papers (182) --
Clinton 146 (Obama 55, Romney 31, None 25, unknown 35)
Nobody 17 (Romney 9, Johnson 1, None 7)
Not Trump 20 (Obama 1, Romney 3, None 6)
Johnson 6 (Obama 2, Romney 3, None 1)
Trump 3 (Romney 1, None 1, unknown 1)

Non-daily papers (5) --
Clinton 5 (Obama 3, None 2)

[ag]

So, just to keep track of what remains of the majors

Rank      Paper          2012 endorsement
5            New York Post               Romney
6            San Jose Mercury News               Obama  endorsed Clinton
9            Newsday (Long Island, NY)               Romney  endorsed Clinton
14           Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)               Romney
17           The Philadelphia Inquirer               Obama  endorsed Clinton
18           Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN)               Obama endorsed Clinton
20           The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ)               Obama  endorsed Clinton
21           Honolulu Star-Advertiser               Obama endorsed Clinton
26           Las Vegas Review-Journal               Romney  endorsed Trump
31           Pittsburgh Tribune-Review               Romney
33           Detroit Free Press               Obama
36           The Tampa Tribune               Romney
37           Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX)               Romney  Not Trump
42           Investor's Business Daily (Los Angeles, CA)               Romney
44           Pittsburgh Post-Gazette               Obama
48           The Indianapolis Star               NONE
49           Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR)               Romney
50           The Buffalo News               Obama  endorsed Clinton
52           Austin American-Statesman               NONE
60           The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA)               Romney
72           The Blade (Toledo, OH)               Obama
74           The Tennessean (Nashville, TN)               Romney  no endorsement in 2016
76           Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)               Romney endorsed Clinton
80           Boston Herald               Romney  no endrosement in 2016
81           The Palm Beach Post               NONE
82           Northwest Indiana Times               Romney  no endorsement in 2016
83           Albuquerque Journal               Romney
84           The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL)               Romney
88           The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)               Romney
89           The News Journal (New Castle County, DE)               Obama
92           Telegram and Gazette (Worcester, MA)               Romney
97           Rockford Register Star (Rockford, IL)               Obama endorsed Clinton
98           New Haven Register (New Haven, CT)               Obama
99           The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA)               Obama endorsed Clinton

[GeorgiaModerate]

One more [San Jose Mercury News]

Link: http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/10/21/editorial-hillary-clinton-for-president/

Daily papers (183) --
Clinton 147 (Obama 56, Romney 31, None 25, unknown 35)
Nobody 17 (Romney 9, Johnson 1, None 7)
Not Trump 20 (Obama 1, Romney 3, None 6)
Johnson 6 (Obama 2, Romney 3, None 1)
Trump 3 (Romney 1, None 1, unknown 1)

Non-daily papers (5) --
Clinton 5 (Obama 3, None 2)


 

[Gass3268]

In the biggest surprise of the cycle, The New Yorker will be endorsing Clinton

[PeteB]

Not quite a US newspaper, but they do have a US edition:

The Guardian view on the US election: the time is right for a female president

I found this portion interesting: "....The tragedy of this election is that, to become president, Secretary Clinton has had to talk more radically than she actually felt; to be an effective president she may be compelled to act more conservatively than she now says she wants to do...."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/21/guardian-view-on-us-presidency-time-is-right-for-female-leader-hillary-clinton

[GeorgiaModerate]

For Clinton:

Iowa City Press-Citizen (Romney in 2012): http://www.press-citizen.com/story/opinion/editorials/our-view/2016/10/22/endorsement-clinton-best-and-only-choice/92530498/

Pendleton (OR) East Oregonian (None in 2012): http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/editorials/20161021/our-view-clinton-the-only-choice-for-president

No endorsement (none in 2012 either):

Carlisle (PA) Sentinel: http://cumberlink.com/news/opinion/columnists/gary_adkisson/adkisson-to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse/article_9dfb68e4-bdd4-5ff9-9c54-14856954f2fd.html

Huntington (WV) Herald-Dispatch: http://www.herald-dispatch.com/opinion/editorial-america-deserves-better-in-presidential-race/article_521fa9c5-7cf3-5e3e-b6f4-969d3973c53a.html

Daily papers (187) --
Clinton 149 (Obama 57, Romney 31, None 26, unknown 35)
Nobody 19 (Romney 9, Johnson 1, None 9)
Not Trump 20 (Obama 1, Romney 3, None 6)
Johnson 6 (Obama 2, Romney 3, None 1)
Trump 3 (Romney 1, None 1, unknown 1)

Non-daily papers (5) --
Clinton 5 (Obama 3, None 2)

[PeteB]

Chicago Daily Herald for Clinton:

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161022/discuss/161029666/

[ApatheticAustrian]

the sheldon-adelson-news (also known as the las vegas review-journal) has endorsed trump.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-donald-trump-president

[Panhandle Progressive]

the sheldon-adelson-news (also known as the las vegas review-journal) has endorsed trump.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-donald-trump-president

Just a month ago Sheldon Adelson gave up to $25 million to a super PAC dedicated to derailing Clinton. Today, his newspaper endorses Trump. No conflict of interest to see here. Oh wait...

[they don't love you like i love you]

The Star Tribune has endorsed Hillary Clinton: http://www.startribune.com/star-tribune-editorial-board-endorsement-hillary-clinton-for-president/397983561/

[°Leprechaun]

This is a biggie

USA Today: Don't vote for Trump.

They've never endorsed or unrecommended a candidate in their history, and broke their no endorsement policy. In the anti-endorsement, the USA Today editorial board says that Trump is "unfit for the presidency."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/09/29/dont-vote-for-donald-trump-editorial-board-editorials-debates/91295020/

Indeed, read what they say about Clinton and why they couldn't endorse her.

[GeorgiaModerate]

A bunch today; some of these were reported upthread.  There’s a new category: Not Clinton, by the Tiffin (OH) Advertiser-Tribune: http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/opinions/editorials/2016/10/eager-for-change-dont-vote-for-clinton/.  They didn’t endorse in 2012.

Clinton/Obama:

Decatur (AL) Daily: http://www.decaturdaily.com/opinion/editorials/clinton-is-the-better-choice/article_e3a48580-ceae-5f6a-b9d7-d58512f7a41a.html
Honolulu Star-Advertiser: http://www.staradvertiser.com/2016/10/23/editorial/at-long-last-elect-hillary-clinton/
Lincoln (NE) Journal Star: http://journalstar.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-clinton-is-best-choice-for-president/article_ef553e76-722a-5f57-8334-b564132ba125.html
Minneapolis Star Tribune: http://www.startribune.com/star-tribune-editorial-board-endorsement-hillary-clinton-for-president/397983561/
Newark Star-Ledger: http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/10/clinton_for_president_why_we_need_a_landslide_edit.html
Rockford (IL) Register Star: http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20161022/our-view-choosing-in-year-of-unpleasant-choices
Scranton (PA) Times-Tribune: http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/hillary-clinton-for-president-1.2107535
Tacoma News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/article109667622.html
Wilkes-Barre (PA) Citizens’ Voice: http://citizensvoice.com/opinion/we-endorse-hillary-clinton-for-president-1.2107542

Clinton/Romney:

Arlington Heights (IL) Daily Herald: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161022/discuss/161029666/
Beaumont (TX) Enterprise: http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/opinions/editorials/article/EDITORIAL-Hillary-Clinton-is-the-least-10059800.php
Bryan-College Station (TX) Eagle: http://www.theeagle.com/opinion/editorials/reluctantly-the-eagle-makes-a-presidential-selection/article_f3e09237-64a8-556d-935b-450b058d9f09.html
Cape Cod Times (Hyannis MA): http://www.capecodtimes.com/opinion/20161023/clinton-for-president
Cedar Rapids (IA) Gazette: http://www.thegazette.com/subject/opinion/staff-editorial/endorsement-clinton-for-president-20161023
Galveston (TX) Daily News: http://www.galvnews.com/opinion/editorials/article_7abbc9d0-00ba-570a-b9ed-90c579cf2f60.html
Quad-City Times (Davenport IA): http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/presidential-endorsement-clinton-is-the-only-option-for-president/article_a96033fe-8c7b-5e69-8968-4fa3a2afbff1.html
Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale): http://thesouthern.com/news/opinion/voice-of-the-southern/voice-of-the-southern-clinton-best-choice-for-president/article_7456bbd0-0778-537b-8501-4e1ebc7376f4.html

Clinton/None:

Greensboro (NC) News & Record: http://www.greensboro.com/opinion/n_and_r_editorials/our-opinion-clinton-for-president/article_21eb0ff6-9337-5b5f-8c6c-6d90c5009505.html
Mason City (IA) Globe Gazette: http://globegazette.com/news/opinion/editorial/globe-gazette-editorial-hillary-clinton-is-best-option-for-president/article_5b9c1879-5106-515a-b0b2-54f88ebf6c39.html
Norwich (CT) Bulletin: http://www.norwichbulletin.com/opinion/20161022/our-view-clinton-has-experience-knowledge-to-lead-country
Springfield (IL) State Journal-Register: http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20161022/our-opinion-with-poor-choices-clinton-gets-nod-for-president

Trump/Romney:

Las Vegas Review-Journal: http://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-donald-trump-president

None/Romney:

Colorado Springs Gazette: http://gazette.com/editorial-our-hope-for-the-white-house/article/1588451
Dickinson (ND) Press: http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/opinion/editorials/4142001-our-view-time-president-none-above
Duluth (MN) News Tribune: http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/4142665-non-endorsement-time-president-none-above
Fargo (ND)-Moorhead (MN) Forum: http://www.inforum.com/opinion/editorials/4141471-forum-editorial-time-none-above
Fitchburg (MA) Sentinel & Enterprise: http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/editorial/ci_30498565/editorial-neither-why-we-cant-endorse-donald-trump
Grand Forks (ND) Herald: http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/4143026-forum-communications-endorsement-president-none-above
Lowell (MA) Sun: http://www.lowellsun.com/breakingnews/ci_30496810/editorial-why-we-cant-endorse-donald-trump-or
Nashville Tennessean: http://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/editorials/2016/10/23/we-endorse-legitimacy-us-electoral-system/92486718/
NW Indiana Times (Munster): http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/columnists/bob-heisse/bob-heisse-tv-times-election-endorsements-rolling-out/article_c252d93b-5a36-51a3-bb5c-ea73f8569313.html
Waterloo-Cedar Falls (IA) Courier: http://wcfcourier.com/news/opinion/editorial/we-don-t-endorse-but-we-do-worry/article_260640ef-259a-5f06-93f8-ae699e9ff2c6.html
West Central Tribune (Wilmar MN): http://www.wctrib.com/opinion/editorials/4143017-presidential-endorsement-time-president-none-above

None/None:

Bradenton (FL) Herald: http://www.bradenton.com/opinion/editorials/article109681092.html
Carroll County Times (Westminster MD): http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/opinion/editorials/ph-cc-editorial-102316-20161023-story.html

Daily papers (223) --
Clinton 170 (Obama 65, Romney 40, None 30, unknown 35)
Nobody 32 (Romney 20, Johnson 1, None 11)
Not Trump 10 (Obama 1, Romney 3, None 6)
Johnson 6 (Obama 2, Romney 3, None 1)
Trump 4 (Romney 2, None 1, unknown 1)
Not Clinton 1 (None 1)

Non-daily papers (5) --
Clinton 5 (Obama 3, None 2)

[Person Man]

The media just isn't that excited about someone who wants to sue them or seize their assets through antitrust laws for criticizing him unless that particular outlet gets paid by him or a close locker room buddy.