Richmond Times-Dispatch
Summary
The Richmond Times-Dispatch (RTD or TD for short) is the primary daily newspaper in Richmond the capital of Virginia, United States, and is commonly considered the "newspaper of record" for events occurring in much of the state. It utilizes reports from the Associated Press. Thomas A. Silvestri is the president and publisher. Glenn Proctor is executive editor.Besides Richmond, the Times-Dispatch is a primary daily paper in the Virginia cities of Petersburg, Chester. Hopewell, Colonial Heights, Charlottesville, Lynchburg, and Waynesboro. As the primary paper of the state's capital, the Times-Dispatch is also a default paper for rural regions of the state without large local papers circulating.The RTD has existed in some form for more than 150 years.
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Sad faces of the sequester
Absent a miracle, the “obscure process known as sequestration” will begin Friday, as automatic federal budget cuts to which Congress agreed in August 2011 will kick in. Many U. S. newspapers Friday looked at how the cuts will affect … Read more.
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Buffett buys his 28th daily newspaper
Warren Buffett, the acquisitive new press baron, has added another title to his stable - the Tulsa World, the second-largest newspaper in Oklahoma.
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VA background checks, WVA bar checks
COLUMBIA, SC -- With the national gun control debate now focused on the proposed expansion of background checks to private gun sales, one Virginia newspaper made a solid effort to connect what's happening in the state to the larger conversation in Washington. On Sunday, The Richmond Times-Dispatch crunched the numbers to illustrate the apparent efficacy of.
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Report: Tribune preparing to sell newspapers after it exits bankruptcy
Bloomberg News The Tribune Company is “is interviewing bankers about selling its papers,” Edmund Lee and Serena Saitto report. It’s due to exit bankruptcy by Dec. 31, they write.
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Swing state's newspaper backs Romney
The Des Moines Register in Iowa surprises commentators by endorsing a Republican for the first time since Nixon.
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Romney, Obama remain tied in Swing State newspaper endorsements
Many newspapers across the country have endorsed a candidate for president. Below we list endorsements by the largest papers in the Swing States.
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Obama narrowly winning in Swing State newspaper endorsements
There are many reasons newspapers do not endorse candidates: The endorsements don’t sway many votes. Polls consistently show endorsements are not hugely influential outside of local races. And newspapers provide information on those races outside the editorial pages.
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Police learn how to use social media to bypass reporters
RIchmond Times-Dispatch | Poynter Police at a Richmond, Va. , conference that proposed to “arm” them with “the practical knowledge to enter the social media world with confidence” are getting a good lesson in controlling stories: While Monday’s session was… Read more.
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GOP strategists review PolitiFact findings, say they ‘back up our argument about media bias’
The Washington Examiner | Republican Party of Virginia | PolitiFact Virginia | VirginiaWatchdog. org | The Washington Post Republicans are “poring through the backgrounds” and tweets of PolitiFact writers, and “what Republicans are finding would appear to back up our argument… Read more.
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Political money talks. PolitiFact Virginia listens—and then talks back
VIRGINIA — Need proof that Virginia is a battleground state in the 2012 election? In one recent week, the presidential campaigns and their super PAC allies aired more ads in Richmond than in any other market, according to a June 24 article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. And as campaign cash flows into the state faster than the surging.
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