Allentown Morning Call Owned by: tronc inc. Location: Allentown (Lehigh) Congressional district(s): 15th Incumbent(s): Charlie Dent Front page: http://www.mcall.com/ Opinion page: http://www.mcall.com/opinion/ Letters to the editor policy: http://www.mcall.com/opinion/letters/mc-letter-to-the-editorngux-htmlstory.html Have a question, idea or opinion? Send a letter to the editor at The Morning Call. Please fill out all fields completely. Comments should not exceed 200 words. I don't see a clear LTE policy or anything specific about an editorial board other than editor contact info Recent story: Eric Talmadge (AP), "North Korea won Pyeongchang political gold, but what's next?," published 2/12/2018. Link: http://www.mcall.com/sports/olympics/sns-bc-oly--koreas-olympics-what-now-20180212- story.html Summary: NK had a successful diplomatic moment at Olympics, will attempt to drive a wedge between SK and US
Doylestown Intelligencer Owned by: Gatehouse Media Location: Doylestown (Bucks) Congressional district(s): 8th Incumbent(s): Brian Fitzpatrick Front page: http://www.theintell.com Opinion page: http://www.theintell.com/opinion Letters to the editor policy: http://www.theintell.com/send-us-your-news Letters submitted to The Intelligencer must include a home address and telephone number. Short letters are encouraged. The editor reserves the right to reject, condense and edit all letters. Alan Kerr is the editorial page editor of The Intelligencer. Contact him at akerr@calkins.com. They have an editorial board with community members serving on it, but I can't find information about the composition of the board or its activities. See: http://www.theintell.com/opinion/20180204/lets-elevate-conversation Recent story: Fareed Zakaria (Syndicated), " South Korea the world s most successful country," published 2/11/2018. Link: http://www.theintell.com/opinion/20180211/south-korea---worlds-most-successfulcountry Summary: SK is great. We helped them. Also see his 2/4 column immediately following SOTU where he criticized Trump's "red line" re NK
PennLive.com Type: Online only Owned by: Advance Media Location: Harrsiburg (Dauphin) Congressional district(s): 4th Incumbent(s): Scott Perry Front page: http://www.pennlive.com/ Opinion page: http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/ Letters to the editor policy: http://connect.pennlive.com/staff/pennletters/posts.html Think our reporters got it wrong (or right)? The Patriot-News publishes 4 to 8 letters to the editor daily in print and online. We edit for length (no more than 250 words) and style. How it works: Email submissions to letters@pennlive.com. No more than 250 words. You must include your real name, address and day time phone number. If we decide to run your letter, we'll call you first to verify. If you don't hear from us, we aren't using your letter. We get hundreds of letters every month and have space for only a fraction. http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2017/07/meet_the_new_pennlive_editoria.html formerly Harrisburg Patriot. Opinion editor is on Twitter: https://twitter.com/byjohnlmicek Recent story: [no byline] (AP), "Heading home from Winter Olympics, Mike Pence asserts unity on pressuring North Korea," published 2/10/2018. Link: http://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2018/02/heading_home_from_the_winter_o.html Summary: NK is outmaneuvering US diplomatically
LancasterOnline Owned by: LNP Media Group Location: Lancaster (Lancaster) Congressional district(s): 16th Incumbent(s): Lloyd Smucker Front page: http://lancasteronline.com/ Opinion page: http://lancasteronline.com/opinion/ Letters to the editor policy: https://lancasteronline.com/site/forms/online_services/letter/ For the sake of clarity, I ought to explain some newspaper terminology. I find that readers mix up these terms, and it s not surprising that they do they are not often defined. So here goes. A news story is just that it is meant to reveal, explain and/or describe. News stories are produced by reporters, who seek to present all sides, and aren t permitted to take sides. Fairness is their aim, always. The Opinion section contains commentary produced by a separate staff. An editorial is written by a member of the editorial board; it is the expressed opinion of that board, which consists of me, Deputy Opinion Editor Rich Manieri; Managing Editor Tom Murse; Community Liaison Barbara Hough Roda; editorial writer Paula Wolf; and community board members Evelyn Albert, Carl Pike and Stuart Wesbury. An op-ed, or column, is commentary written either by a syndicated columnist or a local person. It can be up to 750 words. A letter to the editor is written by a member of the community; it is limited to 300 words. Source: http://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/at-lnp-we-re-not-in-the-business-ofcensoring/article_d39572e4-f191-11e7-86aa-67782bb47bd4.html Print newspaper is called LNP. Opinion editor is on Twitter as https://twitter.com/suzcassidylnp Recent story: Youkyung Lee (AP), "North Korea leader impressed with South's delegation welcome," published 2/12/2018. Link: http://lancasteronline.com/news/world/north-korea-leader-impressed-south-s-welcomingof-delegation/article_17766f99-7de1-5bab-a301-5d7c84a6a8e1.html Summary: Rapprochement between N and SK, potentially outmaneuvering US
Lansdale Reporter Owned by: Digital First Media Location: Lansdale (Montgomery) Congressional district(s): 13th Incumbent(s): Brendan Boyle Front page: http://www.thereporteronline.com/ Opinion page: http://www.thereporteronline.com/opinion Letters to the editor policy: http://www.thereporteronline.com/letters-to-the-editor letters should be sent to letters@thereporteronline.com almost identical to Norristown Times Herald Recent story: Adam Goldin (Columnist), "War with North Korea could be costly," published 2/8/2018. Link: http://www.thereporteronline.com/article/ro/20180208/news/180209812 Summary: War with NK will be a disaster
Norristown Times Herald Owned by: Digital First Media Location: Norristown (Montgomery) Congressional district(s): 13th Incumbent(s): Brendan Boyle Front page: http://www.timesherald.com/ Opinion page: http://www.timesherald.com/opinion Letters to the editor policy: doesn't look like they even publish LTEs. I don't see an address for submitting them, and the LTE page is empty almost identical to Lansdale Reporter Recent story: Adam Goldin (Columnist), "War with North Korea could be costly," published 2/8/2018. Link: http://www.timesherald.com/article/jr/20180208/news/180209809 Summary: War with NK will be a disaster
Philly.com Type: Online only Owned by: Philadelphia Media Network Location: Philadelphia (Philadelphia) Congressional district(s): 1st, 2nd, 13th Incumbent(s): Robert Brady, Dwight Evans, Brendan Boyle Front page: http://www.philly.com/ Opinion page: http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/ Letters to the editor policy: http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/write_to_us Letters_and_Op_Eds.html http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq_ed_board/about-the-philadelphia- Inquirer-Editorial-Board.html Site aggregates content from Daily News and Inquirer, which is why those two papers aren't listed here Recent story: no relevant story in last 2 weeks Link: -- Summary: --
Philadelphia Tribune Owned by: independently owned Location: Philadelphia Congressional district(s): 1st, 2nd, 13th Incumbent(s): Robert Brady, Dwight Evans, Brendan Boyle Front page: http://www.phillytrib.com/ Opinion page: http://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/ Letters to the editor policy: https://www.phillytrib.com/site/forms/online_services/letter/letter_editor/ 250-word limit Editorial board repeatedly mentioned in stories, but I can't find information about who they are or how to connect with them An old African American newspaper Recent story: Robert Burns, Richard Lardner (AP), "Pentagon gets $700 billion, biggest budget ever," published 2/9/2018. Link: http://www.phillytrib.com/news/pentagon-gets-billion-biggest-budgetever/article_74c7b80a-aa14-53d5-94c7-317d49f9052a.html Summary: Mostly on budget. Mentions the impossibility of solving all military and foreign policy problems by simply increasing budget. Mentions plans for expanded missile defenses vs NK
Phoenixville News Owned by: Digital First Media Location: Phoenixville (Chester) Congressional district(s): 6th Incumbent(s): Ryan Costello Front page: http://www.phoenixvillenews.com/ Opinion page: http://www.phoenixvillenews.com/opinion Letters to the editor policy: they have an opinion page, but it hasn't had any new content in many months, so I don't think it's worth bothering Recent story: no relevant story in last 2 weeks Link: -- Summary: --
Pottstown Mercury Owned by: Digital First Media Location: Pottstown (Montgomery) Congressional district(s): 6th Incumbent(s): Ryan Costello Front page: http://www.pottsmerc.com/ Opinion page: http://www.pottsmerc.com/opinion Letters to the editor policy: http://www.pottsmerc.com/contact I don't see a clear LTE policy or anything about an editorial board Recent story: Ted Anthony (AP), "As Olympics shift to sports, what on Earth just happened?," published 2/11/2018. Link: http://www.pottsmerc.com/article/mp/20180211/news/180219985 Summary: NK is outmaneuvering US diplomatically
Reading Eagle Owned by: independently owned Location: Reading (Berks) Congressional district(s): 6th, 16th Incumbent(s): Ryan Costello, Lloyd Smucker Front page: http://www.readingeagle.com/ Opinion page: http://www.readingeagle.com/section/opinion Letters to the editor policy: http://www2.readingeagle.com/letterstotheeditor/ I don't see a clear LTE policy or anything about an editorial board Mark Nemirow Editorial Board Editor 610-371-5053 mnemirow@readingeagle.com Recent story: [no byline] (AP), "Come visit: South Korea's leader invited to North Korea," published 2/10/2018. Link: http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/come-visit-south-koreas-leader-invited-tonorth-korea/2 Summary: Olympic images of N-SK rapprochement overshadow US attempt to isolate NK
West Chester Daily Local Owned by: Digital First Media Location: West Chester (Chester) Congressional district(s): 6th Incumbent(s): Ryan Costello Front page: http://www.dailylocal.com/ Opinion page: http://www.dailylocal.com/opinion Letters to the editor policy: No information on the site about how to submit an LTE Very little information on the site about who the editors are; much of the information seems to be out of date Recent story: Adam Goldin (Columnist), "War with North Korea could be costly," published 2/8/2018. Link: http://www.dailylocal.com/article/dl/20180208/news/180209789 Summary: War with NK will be a disaster