Rebecca Morin USA TODAY Published 3:52 PM EDT Jun 18, 2019 The same day President Donald Trump is going to announce his 2020 reelection bid in Orlando, Florida, one of the main newspapers in the area calls on voters to not support the president's campaign. Trump on Tuesday evening is announcing his reelection campaign at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. The Orlando Sentinel, one of the primary papers in the city and Central Florida region, however, did not offer their endorsement. Instead, they listed all the reasons why they believe Trump should not serve another four years. Many newspapers have editorial boards that operate independently of the newsgathering side and offer opinions on various national and local topics. "Donald Trump is in Orlando to announce the kickoff of his re-election campaign," the editorial begins. "We’re here to announce our endorsement for president in 2020, or, at least, who we’re not endorsing: Donald Trump." An … [Read more...] about Orlando Sentinel: We do not endorse Trump’s reelection bid
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Orlando Sentinel announces 2020 endorsement: Not Trump
The principal newspaper in Orlando, Fla., where the president is set to kick off his reelection bid Tuesday, has already announced its 2020 White House endorsement: anyone but Donald Trump. “We’re here to announce our endorsement for president in 2020, or, at least, who we’re not endorsing: Donald Trump,” the editorial board of the Orlando Sentinel announced Tuesday, hours before Trump is set to appear in the city’s Amway Center to launch his campaign for a second term.Story Continued Below “Some readers will wonder how we could possibly eliminate a candidate so far before an election, and before knowing the identity of his opponent. Because there’s no point pretending we would ever recommend that readers vote for Trump,” the editorial board wrote. “After 2½ years we’ve seen enough. Enough of the chaos, the division, the schoolyard insults, the self-aggrandizement, the corruption, and especially the lies.” The … [Read more...] about Orlando Sentinel announces 2020 endorsement: Not Trump
Orlando Sentinel cancels comic after readers pointed out it said ‘Go fuck yourself, Trump’
Photo on left via Non Sequitur, photo on the right by Marissa Mahoney The Orlando Sentinel has pulled the nationally syndicated "Non Sequitur" cartoon from their paper after readers pointed out that it said "Go fuck yourself, Trump." The cartoon, which appeared in Sunday's paper, showed the image of a bear alongside Leonardo Da Vinci-style drawings, and contained no political messaging other than the little handwritten "Go fuck yourself, Trump" in the bottom right corner. "When Sentinel editors heard what was done, we decided to stop publishing 'Non Sequitur.' Other newspapers in our group, Tribune Publishing, are taking similar action, including the South Florida Sun Sentinel, the Hartford Courant and the Chicago Tribune," wroteOrlando Sentinel content director for operations John Cutter, who noted that local readers also spotted the message. Orlando's parent company, Tribune Publishing, issued a statement Tuesday apologizing for the cartoon, and Julie Anderson, … [Read more...] about Orlando Sentinel cancels comic after readers pointed out it said ‘Go fuck yourself, Trump’
Orlando Sentinel apologizes to Groveland Four families
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It's been 70 years since one of the worst episodes of racial violence in Florida history began. Four black men were wrongly accused of raping a white woman in 1949. The four men became known as the Groveland Four. They were tortured, murdered or falsely imprisoned by a Lake County sheriff for a crime they didn't commit. Now the Orlando Sentinel, then called the Orlando Morning Sentinel, is apologizing for its role in the chain of events. "The story had many more ugly twists and turns marked by lies, cover-ups and injustice," the paper's editorial page wrote Thursday. "You wouldn't know it from reading the Orlando Morning Sentinel in the years immediately following the incident." Rather than questioning the official version of what happened, the Sentinel stated, the Morning Sentinel sympathized with the culprit, Lake County Sheriff Willis McCall. After a federal grand jury was impaneled in 1950 to consider civil rights violations in case, longtime Lake County reporter … [Read more...] about Orlando Sentinel apologizes to Groveland Four families
Orlando Sentinel goes through major leadership shake-up
click to enlarge The Orlando Sentinel will now share its publisher and editor-in-chief with its sister paper, the South Florida Sun Sentinel, after ousting publisher/editor-in-chief Avido Khahaifa. Chicago-based parent company Tribune Publishing announced Monday that the Sun Sentinel's publisher and general manager Nancy Meyer will become the publisher of both newspapers. Similarly, Sun Sentinel editor-in-chief Julie Anderson will take over duties at the Orlando Sentinel and run the two papers. Both Anderson and Meyer have previous experience working in Orlando. Orlando Sentinel managing editor John Cutter is being promoted to director of news operations and standards. The papers will reportedly combine forces to create a state news team with reporters covering politics, health and the environment. "I am confident that Nancy's and Julie's leadership, news judgment and history of digital innovation will benefit the entire team in Florida," said Tim Knight, president … [Read more...] about Orlando Sentinel goes through major leadership shake-up