Here is, thanks to mperloe, a
list of media email addresses.
UPDATE: 10:40am PST please, if you use mperloe's list of email addresses, use some discretion in regards to which email addresses you send, because not everyone appreciates being the recipient of a mass email. [/update]
Just for handy reference, here are some of the links that were posted during the post-debate spin after the first presidential debate last thursday. since various people compiled these sites, thanks to all who did that work last thursday night.
cnn
msnbc
fox news
abc news
cbs news
the argus leader
The Pittsburgh Channel
dallas, tx nbc affiliate
minneapolis star tribune
tampa bay online
hagerstown, md nbc affiliate
denver, co abc affiliate
cleveland, oh newschannel five
cincinnati, oh nbc affiliate
american research group (they may or may not have a post-debate poll)
boston globe
the kansas city channel 9
KOTV Tulsa
KSDK St. Louis
NBC4 Washington DC
NBC6 South Florida
New Orleans Channel
News Central
Newsday
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Tampa Bay 10 News
Time
WESH2 Orlando
WFTV9 Orlando
WHOTV Des Moines
wmur channel 9 new hampshire
WSB AM radio Atlanta, GA
NY Daily News
Asheville, NC Citizen-Times
KATC3 Lafayette, LA
My San Antonio
Columbus, OH NBC affiliate
I'm sure it's obvious that most of these polls won't be up until the debate is over, and i'm also sure there will be some i haven't included and some that don't have polls up at all. Because this post is going up before the debates, i have no insight as to where these polls may be at each of these sites, but i do recall that a number of the TV station polls were located on the main page. Look near the debate links on each page for links to polls, or, failing that, check the margins of the websites where polls are often found.
UPDATE: more TV station webpages, which i've included only because i'd already done the work. for a complete list of links to all newspapers and tv stations in all states go here. thanks to histopresto for that link.
TV STATIONS:
Arizona
KPHO, Phoenix CBS
KOLD, Tuscon CBS
Fox 11, Tuscon
KVOA, Tuscon NBC
Newschannel 3, Phoenix
AZ Central 12
Arkansas
Fayetteville/Ft. Smith, KHOG/KHBS, ABC
Jonesboro, KAIT, ABC
Little Rock, KATV, ABC
Ft. Smith: KFSM, CBS
Little Rock: KTHV, CBS
Little Rock: KLRT, FOX
Little Rock: KARK, NBC
Colorado
Grand Junction: KJCT, ABC
Colorado Springs: KKTV, CBS
Denver: KCNC, CBS
Grand Junction: KREX, CBS
Colorado Springs: KXRM, FOX
Denver: KDVR, FOX
Denver: KUSA, NBC
Grand Junction: KKCO, NBC
Pueblo: KOAA, NBC
Florida
Ft. Myers: WZVN, ABC
Gainesville: WCJB, ABC
Jacksonville: WJXX, ABC
Miami: WPLG, ABC
Orlando: WFTV, ABC
Palm Beach Gardens: WPBF, ABC
Panama City: WMBB, ABC
Pensacola: WEAR, ABC
Tallahassee: WTXL, ABC
Tampa: WFTS, ABC
Ft. Myers: WINK, CBS
Jacksonville: WJXT, CBS
Miami: WFOR, CBS
Orlando: WKMG, CBS
St. Petersburg: WTSP, CBS
Tallahassee: WCTV, CBS
West Palm Beach: WPEC, CBS
Lake Mary: WOFL, FOX
Lake Mary: WOGX, FOX
Miami: WSVN, FOX
Tallahassee: WTLH, FOX
Tampa: WTVT, FOX
West Palm Beach: WFLX, FOX
Ft. Myers: WBBH, NBC
Jacksonville: WTLV, NBC
Miami: WTVJ, NBC
Orlando: WESH, NBC
Panama City: WJHG, NBC
Tampa: WFLA, NBC
West Palm Beach: WPTV, NBC
Iowa
Cedar Rapids: KCRG, ABC
Des Moines: WOI, ABC
Cedar Rapids: KGAN, CBS
Des Moines: KCCI, CBS
Mason City: KIMT, CBS
Sioux City: KMEG, CBS
Davenport: KLJB, FOX
Des Moines: KDSM, FOX
Davenport: KWQC, NBC
Sioux City: KTIV, NBC
Waterloo: KWWL, NBC
Maine
Auburn: WMTW, ABC
Bangor: WVII, ABC
Bangor: WABI, CBS
Portland: WGME, CBS
Bangor: WLBZ, NBC
Michigan
Battle Creek: WOTV, ABC
Calumet: WBKP, ABC
Detroit: WXYZ, ABC
Lansing: WLAJ, ABC
Traverse City: WGTU, ABC
Detroit: WWJ, CBS
Kalamazoo: WWMT, CBS
Lansing: WLNS, CBS
Saginaw: WNEM, CBS
Sault Ste. Marie: WWUP, Traverse City: WWTV, CBS
Detroit: WJBK, FOX
Grand Rapids: WXMI, FOX
Clio: WEYI, NBC
Detroit: WDIV, NBC
Grand Rapids: WOOD, NBC
Negaunee: WLUC, NBC
Traverse City: WPBN, NBC
UPDATE: more newspaper sites.
Wall Street Journal
LA Times
Akron Beacon-Journal
Orlando Sentinel
Philadelphia Inquirer
Rocky Mountain News
Denver Post
Arizona Republic
Des Moines Register
Kansas City Star
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Albuquerque Journal
Santa Fe New Mexican
Concord Monitor
The Union Leader
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Plain Dealer
Columbus Dispatch
The Register-Guard
The Tennessean
Capital Times
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Charleston Daily Mail
UPDATE: something to keep in mind when writing letters to the editor is that if you use stock phrases or send the same letter to multiple places, you decrease the likelihood that your letter will be published. last saturday's WaPo editorial, "To Our Readers (and Writers)," tells us why:
WE RECEIVED THE following letter from a woman in Yonkers, N.Y.: "Dear editor: This debate made it clear: John Kerry is a leader we can trust to tell us the truth when it comes to our nation's security. George Bush has had his chance; I'm ready for a new direction."
Cogent, succinct, personal -- everything we look for in a letter. So why are we writing about it here, instead of publishing it in the columns to the right? Unfortunately, the letter, perfect in every other way, arrived in our electronic in-box Thursday afternoon, four hours and 14 minutes before debate moderator Jim Lehrer posed his first question.
The reader in Yonkers was just one of many hundreds of people who took advice, and often text, from partisan Web sites in sending us debate-related letters. Democratic National Committee Chairman Terence R. McAuliffe, for example, sent e-mails to supporters saying, "Immediately after the debate, go online and write a letter to the editor of your local paper. If you feel John Kerry commanded the debate and had a clear plan for fixing the mess in Iraq, put it in your letter. If you feel George Bush dodged tough questions on Iraq and didn't level with voters, put it in your letter." In 2000, "Republicans stole the post-debate spin," Mr. McAuliffe said, and an avalanche of letters would help prevent a recurrence. He then thoughtfully provided a sample letter, ready to be copied and pasted, as well as easy ways to find The Post's and other newspapers' e-mail addresses.
Not many readers responded so enthusiastically to Mr. McAuliffe as to give us their reviews before the debate took place, but many began weighing in during and after the debate; certain phrases began cropping up again and again.
Now, we love to hear from readers, and we admire the sincerity and passion of anyone who wants to get involved in the political process. But our goal is to present a sampling of genuine reader opinion, not to become one more battlefield in the spin wars raging all around. And we especially like to hear from readers who can think and write for themselves.
just something to keep in mind. the more original your letter, the more likely an editor will choose to print it. it's also good to wait until the debate starts to begin writing those letters, not that that really needs to be said.
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