It needlessly erodes trust in political leaders and institutions and undermines confidence in government and policy,” resulting in a media environment full of false equivalencies that can mislead voters about the choices they face. “Yet an incessant stream of criticism has a corrosive effect. “A healthy dose of negativity is unquestionably a good thing,” writes Thomas Patterson, the study’s author. The negativity was not unique to the 2016 election cycle but instead part of a pattern in place since the 1980s and one that is not limited to election coverage. (13) On October 15, the Democrat and Chronicle also published a 'dissenting' opinion from a 'citizen member' of the editorial board who did not agree with the paper's endorsement of Clinton.A new report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy analyzes news coverage during the 2016 general election, and concludes that both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump received coverage that was overwhelmingly negative in tone and extremely light on policy. 'Our conclusion: Vote to preserve Republican control of Congress, regardless of which presidential candidate wins.' & 'Our advice: By all means vote on Nov.

(12) The Oklahoman did not endorse either candidate and instead told voters to focus on protecting the Republican majority in Congress. (11) The last time The Omaha World-Herald endorsed a Democrat for president was for Franklin Roosevelt in 1932.

(10) This was the first time in the 148 year history of The San Diego Union-Tribune that it endorsed a Democrat for president. It has a history of endorsing Republican candidates although it endorsed Barack Obama in 2008 & 2012. (9) The last time The Chicago Tribune endorsed a third-party candidate was in 1912 for Theodore Roosevelt. (It did not endorse in three elections in its history.) (8) This was the first time in the 143 year history of The Detroit News that it did not endorse a Republican for president. (7) This was the first time in the 126 year history of The Arizona Republic that it endorsed a Democrat for president. (6) USA Today broke from its tradition of not endorsing presidential candidates by publishing an editorial urging voters not to vote for Donald Trump, and instead choose from among the other candidates. That additional editorial is available here. (5) The New York Times also noted that it would publish a separate editorial explaining in more detail why Donald Trump should not be president. (4) The last time The Cincinnati Enquirer endorsed a Democrat for president was for Woodrow Wilson in 1916. (3) The last time The Dallas Morning News endorsed a Democrat for president was for Franklin Roosevelt in 1944. (2) On August 9, 2016, The Tulsa World announced that after having endorsed the Republican nominee in every election since 1940, it could not endorse any candidate in 2016 stating, 'two major party candidates who leave voters with more questions about their character, integrity and policies than anyone can answer'. (1) See footnotes on our 2012 endorsements page ( ) Woolley after reviewing original editorials of the listed newspapers. 1999-2020.ĭata compiled by Gerhard Peters and John T. Santa Barbara, CA: University of California. Woolley, '2016 General Election Editorial Endorsements by Major Newspapers.' New Haven Register (CT) Clinton | Trump (17)

The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL) Investor's Business Daily (Los Angeles, CA)Īrkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR)ĭemocrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY) (13) Last Updated on November 8 06:05 GMT (Final Update) Significant deviations from a paper's party or ideological history are listed in the footnotes

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