Information Visualization: A Look At U.S. Newspapers And Their Picks For President

This interactive map from the folks at 1000 Words is a collective representation of the endorsements made by US newspapers for the 2008 presidential candidates. As of the date of this posting, Senator Barack Obama (D) leads Senator John McCain (R) in the number of endorsements he has received from major newspapers.

To view individual newspaper endorsements, click on the corresponding red or blue balloons. Use the zoom feature to target the papers you’re interested in viewing in markets in which multiple major papers exist.

According to 1000 Words, the newspapers represented on the map were gathered from the 100 largest U.S. newspapers by circulation. In states where no newspaper ranks in the top 100, the paper with the highest daily circulation in the state—according to data provided from the Audit Bureau of Circulation was included. National newspapers like USA Today were not included. In some larger markets in which more than one major news outlet exists, multiple newspapers may be included Cities with more than one paper may overlap (i.e. The New York Times, New York Post, and Daily News).

The creators of the map like to remind everyone that the map “is not an endorsement of any particular candidate” and that is will be updated to reflect new endorsements as they become available.

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