The Roanoke Slant

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Roanoke Times, 11-27-11, Pg Horiz 1: Roanoke Times at 125 years old.
Major one page spread with nice photogenic picture of the president and publisher.
First editorial, Nov 30, 1886, by Mr. Claytor, first owner and editor of the Roanoke Times outlines the paper’s philosophy including:
• It has no pets to reward and no enemies to put down.
• It will endeavor to be truthful.
• It is the mouthpiece of no order, corporation, party nor clique.
• To the fostering of our infant manufactories, to the development of our mineral resources and the cultivation of our fertile fields, must we direct our best efforts if we would make this Southern land of ours blossom as the rose.
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It is likely that, from his view on high, Mr. Claytor has been reading the Roanoke Times and for the past five years The RoanokeSlant. We can be sure that his conclusion is that the Editors of the RT have wandered far from his 1886 objectives relative to economic, social and political issues and ideology and that the RoanokeSlant is reflecting the conscience of his editorial challenges; trying valiantly to adjust the current Editorial left-wing trajectory.
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The 1500 items in the RoanokeSlant clearly have documented a long term inherit and pervasive slant and bias in not only the editorial and commentary content of the RT but in the selection, heading and location of news articles and content. The Editors commitment to the Progressive Liberal and Democrat ideology, programs and practitioners is clearly not consistent with Mr. Claytor’s direction for the Roanoke Times.
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Perhaps this 125th Anniversary would be a good time for the Editors of the Roanoke Times to rededicate themselves to Mr. Claytor’s philosophy and objectives of equity and fairness and neutrality. The court oath is a good guide: the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
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The major election year of 2012 will be a good opportunity and test of making a significant change in direction. Wish them well for it’s indeed difficult to change the wayward ways of designing women.
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2009/07/political-ads-replace-news.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2011/03/roanoke-times-editorial-changes.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2008/06/tim-russert-was-professional.html
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