Talk:The Herald-Sun (Durham, North Carolina)

Edits by Herald-Sun Staff
It appears that someone at The Herald-Sun has been making unverified statements and editorial comments about the current operations under the Paxton Media Group and under the former owners. While I think it's fantastic that the subjects of Wikipedia articles actively participate in the creation of Wiki content, it does a disservice to the community when they (apparently) selectively edit for their benefit and do so as an "anonymous" user.

This was added (inappropriately) to the article by an anonymous user at the end of the Website section, but the point is still valid (if worded inflammatorily):"REALITY CHECK: The last sentence in the foregoing paragraph is rubbish, and probably written by the person who, at the behest of Paxton's nickle-graspers, helped de-content the original award-winning site much the same as The Herald-Sun itself. The current page is poorly organized and dominated by ads and static links to standing features. Unfortunately, the original site no longer exists and can't be used to illustrate the fallacy that the paper's Web presence has been in any way 'improved.' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.203.122.150 (talk • contribs) 20:16, 15 August 2007"I've gone through and tagged the sections that have unverified or unsourced references, as well as restoring a previously deleted reference that was producing an error. — Mustang_DVS (talk|contribs) 15:47, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Inaccurate
This piece is extremely slanted and inaccurate. The Herald-Sun actually has a good deal less wire content than under its previous ownership, its Web site is updated around the clock as news dictates and it continues to win awards for its excellent reporting. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.65.207.170 (talk • contribs) 23:40, 31 January 2007
 * As the contributor who got this article off-the-ground, I must respectfully disagree. As to the website, local election results in November 2006 were not posted until the following day, despite up-to-the-minute coverage by WRAL and the N&O, the March 2007 windstorms and the damage and outages caused were not covered until the next day, and even the dismissal of charges against the Duke lacrosse defendants was not covered until the next day.  AP and other syndicated stories now comprise 80-90 percent of the front page and most of the "A" section; syndicated columnists fill the editorial pages, with only anonymous, single paragraph mini-editorials addressing local issues.  If what's been said is factually incorrect -- please register an account and correct the mistakes, so long as you cite your sources. I'm happy to be proven wrong, so long as it's fact and not opinion. — Mustang_DVS (talk|contribs) 21:29, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Firings
Restored notation of photographer Taylor's and cartoonist Cole's firings; these were noted in The Independent's article, "Paxton May Have Overpaid For Herald-Sun." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.43.22.100 (talk) 19:09, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:The Herald-Sun masthead.png
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Fair use rationale for Image:The Herald-Sun front page.jpg
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Neutrality of this article
This article in its present form omits and selectively includes facts in a way that makes it appear biased. Please help by rewriting this article to present an neutral point of view (NPOV) in keeping with Wikipedia's standards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.106.191.194 (talk) 14:37, 20 October 2014 (UTC)

External links modified
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