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Which college town papers are the least biased or homerish?

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by King Of All Media, Apr 8, 2008.

  1. Fair enough. Carry on.
     
  2. Don't know where else to post this - is anyone else having trouble starting new threads?
     
  3. Wonderlic

    Wonderlic Member

    I was repeatedly unable to start one yesterday. Haven't tried again since.
     
  4. jlee

    jlee Well-Known Member

    [​IMG]

    "The Boston gig has been cancelled."
    "What?"
    "Yeah. I wouldn't worry about it though, it's not a big college town."
     
  5. I was actually thinking of that very line when I wrote that.
     
  6. jlee

    jlee Well-Known Member

    :) Great minds, et al.
     
  7. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    I think most people with a clue know what a "college town" is...

    If the first thing you think of when you hear of a certain town is the college, more than likely it's a college town.

    Athens (GA or OH)
    Auburn
    Gainesville
    Tuscaloosa
    Ann Arbor
    Madison
    Lexington
    Iowa City
    Boulder
    Lawrence
    Columbia (SC or MO)
    Knoxville
    College Station
    Fayetteville
    Berkeley
    Palo Alto
    Eugene
    State College
    Bloomington
    Champaign
    South Bend


    Some, like Austin or Louisville, are debatable.

    I don't think anybody thinks of Nashville, Minneapolis, Boston or Philadelphia as "college towns" even though there are a ton of colleges there...
     
  8. Some Guy

    Some Guy Active Member

    Actually, having lived in Austin and attended college there ... it is definitely a college town for the purposes of this thread. The Longhorns are like a pro team there.
     
  9. shotglass

    shotglass Guest

    I don't agree with that assessment.

    We're two hours away from the state university, and yet our paper is as intense with its coverage of the football and basketball programs as any in the state.
     
  10. Jeremy Goodwin

    Jeremy Goodwin Active Member

    A town where on football Saturday's the town's population is (almost / more than) doubled because of everyone coming in from out of town?

    I always remember broadcasters saying Lincoln, Neb., becomes the biggest city in the state on gameday because there are an extra 60,000 people in town.
     
  11. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Your memory's a little off. Lincoln would have to add about 200,000 people to be bigger than Omaha.
     
  12. Jeremy Goodwin

    Jeremy Goodwin Active Member

    hmmm. I must be thinking of a different state/school.
     
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