Ethan Shorey

Newspaper endorsements scarce for candidates in crowded CD1 race

BY: - August 31, 2023

Former Providence Journal reporter Linda Levin remembers the impassioned debates within, and outside, the newsroom over newspaper endorsements in political races. It wasn’t just a question of who to throw the company’s weight behind, but whether a print publication should be backing any candidate. “Were they effective, were they useful, or should newspapers be endorsing […]