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| Scoop08 | |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Online |
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| Owner | Scoop Media, Inc |
| Staff Writers | 400 |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | {{{headquarters}}} |
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| Website: http://www.scoop08.com/ | |
The Scoop08 is the first-ever daily national student publication, founded to provide exclusive coverage of the 2008 presidential election. It was founded by Alexander Heffner, a senior at Phillips Academy, and Andrew Mangino, a junior at Yale University. [1]
[edit] History
Launched in November of 2007, Scoop08 is composed of a team of student journalists in high schools and colleges across the United States and globe, dedicated to providing in-depth and fresh coverage of the 2008 election. [2]
[edit] Advisors
- Jonathan Alter, Senior Editor, Newsweek
- Akhil Reed Amar, Professor, Yale Law School
- William Drenttel, Designer, Winterhouse Institute
- Gary Hart, 1984, 1988 Presidential Candidate, Fmr. U.S. Senator (D-CO)
- Mike Hoyt, Editor, Columbia Journalism Review
- Robert Kagan, Columnist, The Washington Post
- Yul Kwon, Most Recent Winner of Survivor: Cook Islands
- Joseph I. Lieberman, Connecticut Senator (I-CT)
- Norm Ornstein, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
- Hugh Price, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
- Frank Rich, Columnist, The New York Times
- Diane Rehm, Host and Editor, NPR
- Al Simpson, Fmr. U.S. Senator (R-WY)
- Sean Smith, Principal, Prides Crossing Executive Communication
- Doug Sosnik, Fmr. White House Political Director
- Judy Woodruff, Senior Correspondent and Editor, PBS
[edit] External links
- Scoop08 homepage
- Scoop Inc. William F. Buckley
- Report about Scoop08 on BBC News website
- Scoop08 on CNN Newsroom
- Article including Scoop08 from the Washington Post
- New York Times Article: "Campaign Coverage that is Raw and Fresh"
