Abstract
Political views of editorial page editors working at the nation's chain-owned papers were compared to those of independent publication editors. Independent newspapers split their endorsements in 1984, but the chain-owned papers endorsed Reagan by a 3-1 margin over Mondale. However, a solid majority of the editors at both papers said they voted for Mondale. The majority of editors at chain-owned papers described their publishers as Republicans, while those at non-chain papers were divided almost evenly among Democratic, Independent and Republican publishers.
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