Every week on The Show for years, there have been voices from the editorial board of the Arizona Republic. But, after the latest round of buyouts at the state’s paper of record, the Republic’s current editorial board is nearly gone.
The Show reached out to Gannett about their plans for the future editorial pages of the Arizona Republic. They said the paper maintains an editorial board and sent the following statement: “USA TODAY and the USA TODAY Network’s editorial approach reinforces our commitment to inform and share diverse opinions. We balance our local and national expertise to best inform readers and the communities we serve. Our editorial teams encourage respectful and thoughtful dialogue, as we share civil discourse from opposing points of views to engage constructive conversation.”
Now, you might think losing opinion writers is better than losing people reporting the news. But newspapers were founded on editorials. Their boards have a rich history of writing unsigned columns with an institutional voice endorsing presidential candidates, coming down against immigration policies, encouraging participation in elections…