Some Papers are Cutting Back on Daily Campaign Reporting

Jacques Steinberg reports in the March 26, 2008, edition of The New York Times that, "In the weeks leading up to the 22 Democratic nominating contests [in the United States] on Feb. 5, and in the weeks since, few newspapers beyond The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times have sought to shadow the candidates on a near-daily basis."Steinberg notes:

Among the newspapers that have chosen not to dispatch reporters to cover the two leading Democratic candidates on a regular basis are USA Today, the nation’s largest paper, as well as The Boston Globe, The Dallas Morning News, The Houston Chronicle, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Baltimore Sun, The Miami Herald and The Philadelphia Inquirer (at least until the Pennsylvania primary, on April 22, began to loom large).

The Times said, "For firsthand, daily dispatches from the campaign trail, most of the others have relied heavily on reports from the wire services, including The Associated Press, Bloomberg and Reuters; a handful of Web sites; and video captured by camera-toting producers from the television networks and cable news channels."

I think local blogs fill in pretty good when candidates venture into various cities. Papers such as The Times just makes getting campaign news convenient. However, you don't need them to stay informed.

If you want to read more, see "The Buzz on the Bus: Pinched, Press Steps Off."

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That is a great Post. I truly think that we don't need to look at the paper everyday to be informed. There are other ways and frankly I think that things can be over done when it comes to the campaigns.
Chad C.