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College papers make GOP endorsements

During the grueling Republican primary season, traditionally liberal college newspapers approach endorsements in a number of ways. Some aren’t endorsing at all. Others have been swayed by some of the candidates, particularly Ron Paul and ex-candidate Jon Huntsman. According to Poynter:

As the candidates in the Republican primary fill the front pages of newspapers with their comings and goings, the writings on the opinion pages are catching almost as much attention. Just this past weekend, the Tampa Tribune endorsed Newt Gingrich for the GOP nomination.

Not quite as headline-generating, but note-worthy still, are the student-run newspapers in early primary states. Some decided to endorse candidates, while other editors say they don’t want to tell their peers what to do, or wanted to stay above accusations of bias in their news coverage.

With 50,000 daily readers, Justin Hayes said his goal in each editorial is to “address things I believe students should be concerned with,” and that creates a duty to speak his mind on candidates as well.

Hayes is opinions editor at the University of Florida’s paper, The Independent Florida Alligator.

“We constantly write about issues we think are important and give our opinion on them, but when it’s time to change the system or change who’s in power, if we don’t give an opinion on it, that’s kind of contradictory,” Hayes said.

Hayes and the paper’s other editors endorsed Ron Paul last Wednesday, saying he “does not fit the standard Republican mold, and that’s why (they) like him.”

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