Talk:The Badger Herald

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I added several references from a project I did on the 1960s Badger Herald/Daily Cardinal and the bombing. Previously, this entry made it appear as if the Cardinal randomly supported violence against University buildings, leading to the start of the Herald. This may be somewhat misleading to readers who do not know about the widespread campus protests at the time. I therefore tried to give some context to why the Cardinal supported the violence by including some primary sources regarding the political climate at the paper, the campus, and other newspapers at the time. This is definitely not to condone the paper's actions, only to give it context (and more references, as this article needed some). I also squarely placed the Cardinal's stance in favor of violence as ending in the late 60s/early 70s, so as not to mislead current-day readers about the paper's modern day editorial positions regarding political violence. Chris_hhh99 —Preceding undated comment added 15:11, 18 July 2011 (UTC).

I have removed the statement that the paper was founded to counter the liberal bias in the media in Madison at the time. It would more likely be true to state that it was founded to counter the liberal bias of The Daily Cardinal. However, that statement would have difficulty with meeting the POV standard. Also, the statement that there was a liberal bias in media in Madison is incorrect. The morning city paper, The Wisconsin State Journal, was decidedly different in editorial approach than the self-described liberal The Capital Times published in the afternoon. The radio and television stations can accurately be described as reporting the news without taking editorial positions. This is particularly true of top rated WISM radio which on the hour extensively reported local and national news without injecting a political point of view. Kyle Andrew Brown 03:37, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

The part about Rocky Raccoon seems POV too. It's actually not that clever.

I go to the University of Wisconsin and I definitely would not say the Herald is "considered the primary student newspaper." My feeling is that the Cardinal and Herald are viewed as being equal competitors. Both are daily and both receive attention as being one of UW's papers-- neither is considered "primary." Additionally, while circulation statistics are sound, it's very difficult to get an accurate gauge of "readership," so I think this should be removed unless someone can provide a citation. TWX1905 19:05, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

• I agree. It's hard to guage readership when both papers are free.--Hraefen ^Talk 19:15, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

• Agreed here, too. Rocky Raccoon isn't clever, and neither of the comics cited are very good or "favorites" by any means...I smell a plant.24.208.27.108 06:48, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

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