Polls and elections: editorial cartoons 2.0: the effects of digital political satire on presidential candidate evaluations.
On December 12, 2005, the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists held a protest they referred to as "Black Ink Monday" in response to the cut of the editorial cartoon staff at the Los Angeles Times and the Baltimore Sun by the Tribune Company (Worcester 2007). While the protest was...

Editorial and opinion; the dwindling marketplace of ideas in today's news.
9780275993306 Editorial and opinion; the dwindling marketplace of ideas in today's news. Hallock, Steven M. Praeger 2007 195 pages $49.95 Hardcover Democracy and the news PN4888 Hallock (journalism, Southern...

American Society of Agricultural Engineers.
Resource: Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World (ISSN 1076-3333) (USPS 009-560) is the monthly publication of ASAE--the Society for engineering in agricultural, food, and biological systems. The Society is a not-for-profit professional and technical organization of members worldwide interested in engineering knowledge and technology for food and agriculture,...

Why The Washington Post Op-ed Is So Dull.
From the pulpit of a packed National Cathedral in Washington in late July, mourning orators offered fulgent farewells to Katharine Graham, the ruling power of The Washington Post since the mid-1960s. But one thing the eulogizers--dearest friend Henry Kissinger foremost among them--left unnoted is that Graham presided over one...

Get opinionated: your guide to editorial writing.
When it comes to finding examples of persuasive writing, look no further than the editorial page of a newspaper. Editorials are designed to influence public opinion. These pieces of journalism contain discussion of an issue along with facts and background information supporting the author's viewpoint. An editorial reflects the...

Editorial boards: the power of influence: winning an endorsement from a newspaper editorial board can spur public support for an issue or even change a candidate's political fate.
Trying to persuade an editorial board can be intimidating if you don't understand the process and know very little about the people who make the decisions. As Mark Twain said, "Never argue with someone who buys ink by the barrel." Politicians and advocacy groups, however, can succeed in convincing...

An unhealthy mix: editorializing is good, but not as part of the newscast.
Whoever said everything old is new again might have been thinking about broadcast editorials and commentaries. If they're not exactly back in fashion, they're no longer quite as scarce as they were a decade ago. On the surface, that's a change for the better. But hold the applause. The...

Does gaming hurt or help?
THE EDITORIAL PAGES of a newspaper are a place where newspaper staff, specialists in an issue, and ordinary citizens can share their opinions with readers. The editorial writer often tries to convince the reader that a certain opinion or point of view is closer to the truth than is...

Sharia in Kabul?: A theological iron curtain is descending across Afghanistan.
Shortly after Afghanistan's cabinet was announced in June, new chief justice Fazul Hadi Shinwari denounced the newly appointed women's affairs minister, Sima Samar, for speaking "against the Islamic nation of Afghanistan." Samar was formally charged with "blasphemy," which can carry the death penalty. Her crime? Dr. Samar had allegedly...

Climbing down from the ivory tower.
The public journalism movement is spreading to the nation's editorial pages, as editors solicit reader contributions, offer contrasting views on an issue and worry whether it's elitist to endorse candidates. But at what cost? Most newspapers are accused of it, but the Spokane Spokesman-Review really does reside in something...