Content Richmond Times-Dispatch

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1.1 commentary, opinion, , editorials
1.2 sports
1.3 business

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commentary, opinion, , editorials

a prominent newspaper in state, times-dispatch features commentary important figures around virginia, such officials , presidents virginia commonwealth university, college of william , mary, , university of virginia. former richmond mayor douglas wilder, had articles published in paper before held position, outlined policies administration implementing. during 2004 u.s. presidential campaign, commentary sections featured pieces retired admiral roy hoffmann, founding member of swift boat veterans truth , resident of richmond suburb chesterfield, against democratic candidate john kerry.

editorially, times-dispatch has historically leaned conservative, leading paper endorse candidates of republican party. supported many of former president george w. bush s policies, including 2003 invasion of iraq , flat income tax. however, paper not unilaterally conservative; example, 2005 editorial called house majority leader tom delay relinquish leadership position on ethical grounds. there liberal syndicated columnists appear frequently, leonard pitts.

during civil rights movement, times-dispatch, every major newspaper in virginia, ardent supporter of segregation.

in 2016 presidential election, times-dispatch endorsed libertarian candidate gary johnson on major party candidates donald trump , hillary clinton. clinton s running mate, tim kaine, richmond resident served mayor of city 1998-2001. @ least 1980 until johnson endorsement in 2016, times-dispatch had endorsed republican presidential candidates.

sports

like major papers, sports section has mlb, nascar, mls, nba, ncaa, nfl, , nhl scores , results. times-dispatch sports pages naturally focus on richmond , virginia professional , college teams. in addition richmond flying squirrels , richmond kickers coverage, readers can see in-depth coverage of washington redskins in fall , washington nationals in summer. virginians in pros , similar features track sorts of professional athletes born, lived in, or attended college in virginia. large automobile racing events sprint cup (at richmond international raceway) given separate preview guide.

catering vast array of virginia hunters, fishers, hikers, , outdoorsmen, somewhere between half page whole page days dedicated outdoors articles, written lee graves, succeeded garvey winegar in november 2003. scoreboard, features minor-league standings, vegas betting, , other sports scores, gives tide measurements, river levels, , skiing conditions, depending on season.

virginians have traditionally been highly supportive of high school athletics, , flagship paper testament that. particular emphasis given american football , basketball; times-dispatch ranks area teams in these sports, in style of ncaa polls, , updates them weekly. in fall, sunday editions have scores of high school football games played weekend across state. prep games receive above-average coverage in baseball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track , field, , volleyball. stories done on notable prep athletes, such foreign countries, disabilities, play multitude of sports, or had little or no prior experience in sport excel in.

business

the business desk consists of 6 reporters; cover technology, retail, energy, insurance, banking, economics, real estate, manufacturing, transportation , consumer issues. unlike many newspapers, times-dispatch produces read monday business section, metro business. contains center cover story on regional business-related issue , filled events coming week, advice columnists , gadget reviews. in june 2006, decision made remove stock tables daily sections beginning july 15 , replace numerous pages markets review section subscribers request it. stock section eliminated in 2009, sunday real estate section (both cost-cutting moves). sunday business section, had been showcase of general business-interest stories , features, has been rechristened moneywise , features consumer-related coverage. moneywise among select sunday business sections nationwide print wall street journal sunday pages.