Talk:The Badger Herald

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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)