Why don't Reason, Townhall or Q and O have editorial boards, as do, to name just a few, Redstate, National Review, the Weekly Standard, Human Events and the New Republic?
Editorial boards aren't right for every publication—for instance, I don't think they would benefit the Politico, the American, Slate or the Huffington Post—but I'd be very interested to read official opinions from the aforementioned libertarians and conservatives.
Related: Should pundit Web sites engage in activism?
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Editorial Board Wish List
in
Media
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
4 Comments:
Editorial boards endorse candidates or legislation. Because of its tax status as a nonprofit educational foundation, Reason can't do that.
-- Jeremy Lott
(1) Endorsing candidates and legislation is a small part of what editorial boards do; they generally opine on current events. (2) The Cato Institute is also a 501(c)(3), and constantly comments on candidates and legislation without endorsing either.
>The Cato Institute is also a >501(c)(3), and constantly comments >on candidates and legislation >without endorsing either.
No "it" doesn't. Cato rarely speaks in an unsigned, collective voice.
-- Jeremy Lott
Jeremy,
It's irrelevant whether it's Cato collectively or an individual Cato director; the point is, what I'm proposing is eminently doable.
What do you think?