Conservative Columnist at Louisville Courier-Journal Resigns Because of Paper's Liberal Bias
This from the Daily Caller:
The lone conservative columnist at the largest and most influential newspaper in Kentucky says he quit writing for the paper because editors are refusing to publish his opinion piece calling the publication out for its apparent liberal bias.
Columnist John David Dyche told The Daily Caller Monday that he’s written for the Louisville Courier-Journal for about a decade and his column had never been rejected until last week.
Dyche says he quit after Pam Platt, the paper’s editorial page editor, left him a voicemail on Feb. 11 making it clear they wouldn’t run his piece about the paper’s politics.
For my book on media bias I compute the slant quotient of a few hundred U.S. newspapers. The Courier-Journal's SQ is 67.8. Indeed that's left of center (50) on my scale. It's not quite as liberal as the New York Times (73.7), and it's about equally liberal as the Washington Post (66.6).
(While researching this, I discovered a typo in my book. On p. 174 I report the SQ of the Courier-Journal as 76.8, whereas it should be 67.8.)
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Aug '10
Re: Conservative Columnist at Louisville Courier-Journal Resigns Because of Paper's Liberal Bias
I'd love to read the piece they wouldn't publish.
Feb '12
Re: Conservative Columnist at Louisville Courier-Journal Resigns Because of Paper's Liberal Bias
It would be extra-tragically funny if that typo was quoted in the piece. "They're more liberal than the New York Times!"
Nov '11
Re: Conservative Columnist at Louisville Courier-Journal Resigns Because of Paper's Liberal Bias
The paper probably serves the state, but it is located in the one congressional district with a Democrat congressman and which voted for Obama by 56% as compared to the other districts which had Obama percentages of 23%, 32%, 35%, 35%, and 42%.
By your measure, the paper sounds rather liberal for Kentucky whereas a 56% Obama-vote percentage would be nothing in a state like New York.
Apr '12
Re: Conservative Columnist at Louisville Courier-Journal Resigns Because of Paper's Liberal Bias
Pam tbe Editor...shame on this woman keeping the opinions all the same. What was she stopping?
May '10
Re: Conservative Columnist at Louisville Courier-Journal Resigns Because of Paper's Liberal Bias
There's a paper in Louisville?
Jun '12
Re: Conservative Columnist at Louisville Courier-Journal Resigns Because of Paper's Liberal Bias
I discontinued my subscription to the Courier about a year ago. I held on that long because there was a part of me that believed that a home that promotes intelligence and knowledge needs a regular source of news and information. But for several years, maybe more than a decade, before ending my subscription I watched with sadness as a once great newspaper declined into a liberal rag. The Courier was a Democrat/Liberal mouthpiece since Judge Robert Bingham bought it before the depression. But it usually did a decent job of keeping that on the editorial and opinion pages only. When the paper became a Gannett property that started to change. And as the quality has declined, the strident liberalism has increased. I still buy it on most Sundays for the ads, the sports and the crossword. And because I just like the feel of real newsprint in my hands. But it is undeniably a liberal yellow rag and I think it will be closed w/in the next 5 years. John Dyche was right to quit, because the paper is irredemable.
Jul '11
Re: Conservative Columnist at Louisville Courier-Journal Resigns Because of Paper's Liberal Bias
The Louisville Courier Journal had a conservative columnist? When did that happen?
May '10
Re: Conservative Columnist at Louisville Courier-Journal Resigns Because of Paper's Liberal Bias
Nice catch for Alex Pappas, whose only faults are making me feel old (I grew up next door to his dad) and his awful taste in football teams.
Sep '12
Re: Conservative Columnist at Louisville Courier-Journal Resigns Because of Paper's Liberal Bias
It's on the second page at link to the story.