I am absolutely fed up with the media and it's time to do something about it. As always, this next election is going to come down to how the media portrays the candidates, and we can do our part to try and control what gets attention. So I have a crazy idea, well, maybe not that crazy. I couldn't find if this has ever been covered here, so I figured I would post it anyway. I have an easy way for us to maximize the power of our voices and reach out and touch virtually all the larger media outlets throughout the country. If nobody has thought of this already I would be surprised. What we all need to do is all create an email distribution list with all the email contacts for newspapers, online news outlets, and main-stream media TV. That way every time the media is getting out of line (hourly), we can each send one simple email to hundreds of these organizations simultaneously.
So the instructions are easy--create an email distribution list using whatever service or program you use, and copy and paste the below email addresses to that list. If you would rather be more selective in who you send to, try to focus on swing states media markets. There are a total of 166 email addresses here, and most servers have restrictions as to how many recipients a single email can be addressed to (I created several separate lists with only about 20 or so), so keep that in mind. Not every outlet gives you an actual email address to contact, so I included the link to the exact website that you can submit those same comments. Below is a list of a majority of the media markets throughout the country. The number next to the newspaper's name is where it ranks in circulation. My first priority was finding the editors' email addresses, but some are "Letters to the Editor" or "readers representatives". You should probably include your full name, address, and phone number if you are looking to get your letter published. I am only concerned with getting the word to the source. I have already sent out mass emails to everyone on this list, removed the ones that don't work, and received many responses (so it works). Please feel free to pass this around and get as many people on board as possible. If you like this idea, please Recommend this Diary.
Notable media outlets that must be contacted through its website:
Birmingham (largest AL newspaper), Indy Star (10th largest in nation), both Kentucky and all three Louisiana newspapers, both Maine, Detroit Free Press (13th largest), two of the three NC newspapers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Philadelphia Inquire (PA's two largest newspapers), two of three in Tennessee, three of five in Texas, USA Today (4th largest in nation), Washington Times (28th largest), CBS, CNN, and ABC. All links to contact these organizations are below.
I have a few questions for anyone to answer: Is there an easier way to share distribution lists instead of copying and pasting (it took me about 25 minutes)? Where can we go from here? How can this idea be expanded on? Who is missing from this list? What should be our strategy? How do we spread this idea around?
I think this should be used as a watchdog-type tool. When the media is off track and distracting from the real issues, we mobilize and let them know. When there is a potentially big issue the media is ignoring, we bring it up all across the country.
Full list of Newspapers at newslink.org
ALABAMA
Birmingham News and Mobile Press Register (69)
ALASKA
Juneau Empire (510): editor@juneauempire.com, letterstotheeditor@juneauempire.com
ARIZONA
Arizona Republic (15): newstips@arizonarepublic.com
Arizona Daily Star (97): annbrown@azstarnet.com, bjbuel@azstarnet.com
Arizona Daily Sun (222): azdsnews@azdailysun.com, rwilson@azdailysun.com
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Democrat Gazette (142): ffellone@arkansasonline.com, voices@arkansasonline.com
Fayetteville (151): editor@nwarktimes.com
CALIFORNIA
LA times (3): readers.rep@latimes.com
San Francisco Chronicle (20): readerrep@sfchronicle.com, letters@sfchronicle.com
Sacramento Bee (60): msill@sacbee.com, publiceditor@sacbee.com
San Diego Union Tribune (42): readers.rep@uniontrib.com, letters@uniontrib.com
COLORADO
Denver Post (33): newsroom@denverpost.com, openforum@denverpost.com
Rocky Mountain News (51): talktous@rockymountainnews.com
Colorado Springs Gazette (160): jeff.thomas@gazette.com
CONECTICUT
Hardford Courant (73)
DELAWARE
Delaware Online (175)
FLORIDA
Miami Herald (6): cfrank@MiamiHerald.com, nationalnews@MiamiHerald.com
Sun Sentinal (7): afins@sun-sentinel.com
Orlando Sentinel: insight@orlandosentinel.com
St. Petersburg Times (29): national@sptimes.com
Tampa Tribune (27 ): lomoto@tbo.com
GEORGIA
Atlanta Journal Constitution (11): insideajc@ajc.com
Macon Telegraph (201): gmccanless@macon.com, crichardson@macon.com
Savannah Morning News (207): julian.miller@savannahnow.com, tom.barton@savannahnow.com
HAWAII
Honolulu Advertiser (98): hawaii@honoluluadvertiser.com, mplatte@honoluluadvertiser.com
IDAHO
Idaho Statesman (107): krichert@idahostatesman.com, vgowler@idahostatesman.com
ILLINOIS
Chicago Tribune (17): publiceditor@tribune.com
Chicago Sun Times (21): mcooke@suntimes.com, tmcnamee@suntimes.com
Chicago Post Tribune: phaddix@post-trib.com, rjames@post-trib.com
Springfield Journal Resister (90): jon.broadbooks@sj-r.com, sjr@sj-r.com
INDIANA
Indy Star (10)
Gary Post Tribune: phaddix@post-trib.com, dhayes@post-trib.com
IOWA
Des Moines Register (82): cwashbur@dmreg.com, chunter@dmreg.com
Iowa City Press Citizen (155): opinion@press-citizen.com
KANSAS
Topeka Capital Journal (127): mark.nusbaum@cjonline.com, letters@cjonline.com
KENTUCKY
Louisville Courier Journal: bivory@courier-journal.com, dhawpe@louisvil.gannett.com
Herald Leader (70
LOUISIANA
New Orleans Times Picayune (32)
Baton Rouge Advocate (56)m (bottom of page)
Lafayette Advertiser (115)
MAINE
Bangor Daily News (209)
Portland Press Herald (156)
MARYLAND
Baltimore Sun (43): publiceditor@baltsun.com
Annapolis Capital Gazette (250): tmarquardt@capitalgazette.com, gfischman@capitalgazette.com
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston Globe (12): baron@globe.com, hdonovan@globe.com
Boston Herald: letterstotheeditor@bostonherald.com
MICHIGAN
Detroit Free Press (13)
Detroit News (36): jon.wolman@detnews.com, nolan.finley@detnews.com
MINNISOTA
Twin Cities Pioneer Press (71): readers@pioneerpress.com
Grand Rapids Press: mlloyd@grpress.com
Minneapolis Star Tribune (35): awilhelmy@startribune.com
MISSISSIPPI
Clarion Ledger (78): ragnew@clarionledger.com, dhampton@clarionledger.com
Sun Herald (106): letters@sunherald.com
MISSOURI
St Louis Post Dispatch (18): gbailon@post-dispatch.com, arobbins@post-dispatch.com
Kansas City Star (55): readerrep@kcstar.com, mpepper@kcstar.com
MONTANA
Missoulian (94): newsdesk@missoulian.com, sdevlin@missoulian.com
Billings Gazette (58): sprosinski@billingsgazette.com, kangel@billingsgazette.com
Great Falls Tribune (114)
NEBRASKA
Omaha World Herald (116): pulse@owh.com, news@owh.com
Lincoln Journal Star (120): jmabry@journalstar.com
NAVADA
Las Vegas Review Journal (46): tmitchell@reviewjournal.com, JKerr@reviewjournal.com
Reno Gazette Journal (275): blove@rgj.com
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Herald: letters@njherald.com, newsroom@njherald.com
North Jersey Record (162): scandale@northjersey.com, burgos@northjersey.com
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Concord Monitor (89): news@cmonitor.com, chunter@dmreg.com
Union Leader (57): writeus@unionleader.com
Foster's Daily Democrat (110): rdoherty@fosters.com, jbreen@fosters.com
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque Journal (137): kwalz@abqjournal.com, dfriedman@abqjournal.com
NEW YORK
NY Times (1): executive-editor@nytimes.com, nytnews@nytimes.com
NY Daily News (5): voicers@edit.nydailynews.com
New Your Post (19): letters@nypost.com
Albany Times Union (53): mbartoszek@timesunion.com
NORTH CAROLINA
Raleigh News & Observer (30)
Charlotte Observer (37): rthames@charlotteobserver.com, opinion@charlotteobserver.com
Greensboro News-Record (84)
NORTH DAKOTA
Grand Forks Herald (314)
OHIO
Cleveland Plain Dealer (23): kkroll@plaind.com, Blarkin@plaind.com
Cincinnati Inquirer (51): smorgan@enquirer.com, htowns@enquirer.com
Toledo Blade (109): royhab@theblade.com, kfranck@theblade.com
Columbus Dispatch: bmarrison@dispatch.com, amiller@dispatch.com
Akron Beacon Journal (88): bwinges@thebeaconjournal.com, mdouglas@thebeaconjournal.com
OKLAHOMA
The Oklahoman (63): ekelley@oklahoman.com, jmcreynolds@oklahoman.com
Tulsa World (268): news@tulsaworld.com, susan.ellerbach@tulsaworld.com
OREGON
The Oregonian (59)
Statesman's Journal (188): bichurch@statesmanjournal.com, bpriester@statesmanjournal.com
PENNSYLVANIA
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (9)
Pittsburgh Tribune Review (50): fcraig@tribweb.com, bfryer@tribweb.com
Philadelphia Inquirer (26)
Scanton: Letters@TimesShamrock.com
EPikulski@TimesShamrock.com
Harrisburg Patriot (95): citydesk@patriot-news.com
Morning Call (93): ardith.hilliard@mcall.com, kranzley@mcall.com
RHODE ISLAND
Providence Journal (111): letters@projo.com
SOUTH CAROLINA
The State (64): mlett@thestate.com, tkennedy@thestate.com
Charleston Post and Courier (108): PublicEditor@postandcourier.com, barbara@postandcourier.com, bhawkins@postandcourier.com
SOUTH DAKOTA
Argus Leader (87)
Rapid City Journal (141): mikel.lefort@rapidcityjournal.com, brad.slater@rapidcityjournal.com
TENNESEE
The Tennessean (25): letters@tennessean.com
Memphis Commercial Appeal (77)
Knoxville News Sentinel (92)
TEXAS
Dallas Morning News (14)
Houston Chronicle (8): readerrep@chron.com
Austin American Statesman (39)
Fort Worth Star Telegram: letters@star-telegram.com
San Antonio Express News (49)
USA Today (4)
UTAH
Salt Lake Tribune (66): pegmcentee@sltrib.com, letters@sltrib.com
Desert News (81): cannon@desnews.com, even@desnews.com
VERMONT
Burlington Free Press (229): mtownsen@burlingt.gannett.com
VIRGINIA
Richmond Times Dispatch (67): letters@timesdispatch.com
Newport News Daily Press (113): news@dailypress.com
Virginia Pilot (72)
WASHINGTON (STATE)
Seattle Post Intelligencer (24): ReaderRep@seattlepi.com, davidmccumber@seattlepi.com
Seattle Post (31): lespinoza@seattletimes.com, dboardman@seattletimes.com
The Olympian (139)
WASHINGTON DC
Washington Post (2): letters@washpost.com, ombudsman@washpost.com
Washington Times (28)
WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston Gazette (74)
Register Herald (135): fwood@register-herald.com, bantolini@register-herald.com
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (22): mkaiser@journalsentinel.com, jsedit@journalsentinel.com
Capital Times (62): dzweifel@madison.com, jettenhofer@madison.com
Green Bay Press Gazette (80): jdye@greenbaypressgazette.com, bjanesh@greenbaypressgazette.com
WYOMING
Star Tribune (264): nathan.bekke@trib.com, clark.walworth@trib.com
FactCheck.org Editor@FactCheck.org
Associated Press: info@ap.org
FOX
beltway@foxnews.com
Special@foxnews.com
Oreilly@foxnews.com
FNS@foxnews.com
americasnewsroom@foxnews.com
NBC/MSNBC
Nightly@NBC.com
letters@msnbc.com
Today@NBCUNI.com
Verdict with Dan Abrams
CBS News (bottom of page)
CNN
PBS
Bill Moyers: programming@thirteen.org
Tavis Smiley: tsinfo@kcet.org
PBS Washington Week
News Hour with Jim Lehrer: onlineda@newshour.org
ABC News
Huffington Post scoop@huffingtonpost.com
Time Magazine: letters@time.com
Newsweek Magazine: Letters@newsweek.com
Slate: slatev@slate.com
The Politico
National Review letters@nationalreview.com
The Nation
The Weekly Standard: wws@weeklystandard.com