TheScoop08

Infobox Newspaper
name = Scoop08
type = Daily newspaper
format = Online
foundation = 2007
owners = Scoop Media, Inc
editors = Alexander Heffner and Andrew Mangino
staff = 400
website = http://www.scoop08.com/

The "Scoop08" is the first-ever daily national student publication, founded to provide exclusive coverage of the 2008 presidential election. It was founded by Alexander Heffner, a senior at Phillips Academy, and Andrew Mangino, a junior at Yale University. [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NTc1ZTIwYmE0MjVjNDAyYzkxZjE3YTZiY2YxZjM0MDI=]

History

Launched in November 2007, Scoop08 is composed of a team of student journalists in high schools and colleges across the United States and globe, dedicated to providing in-depth and fresh coverage of the 2008 election. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7073664.st]

Advisors

*Jonathan Alter, Senior Editor, Newsweek
*Akhil Reed Amar, Professor, Yale Law School
*William Drenttel, Designer, Winterhouse Institute
*Gary Hart, 1984, 1988 Presidential Candidate, Fmr. U.S. Senator (D-CO)
*Mike Hoyt, Editor, Columbia Journalism Review
*Robert Kagan, Columnist, The Washington Post
*Yul Kwon, Most Recent Winner of
*Joseph I. Lieberman, Connecticut Senator (I-CT)
*Norm Ornstein, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
*Hugh Price, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
*Frank Rich, Columnist, The New York Times
*Diane Rehm, Host and Editor, NPR
*Al Simpson, Fmr. U.S. Senator (R-WY)
*Sean Smith, Principal, Prides Crossing Executive Communication
*Doug Sosnik, Fmr. White House Political Director
*Judy Woodruff, Senior Correspondent and Editor, PBS

External links

* [http://www.scoop08.com/ Scoop08 homepage]
* [http://www.townhall.com/columnists/WilliamFBuckley/2007/04/04/scoop_inc&Comments=true/ Scoop Inc. William F. Buckley]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7073664.stm Report about Scoop08 on BBC News website]
* [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0712/16/cnr.01.html Scoop08 on CNN Newsroom]
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2007/11/26/ST2007112602118.html?hpid=topnews Article including Scoop08 from the Washington Post]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/29/us/politics/29web-seelye.html?pagewanted=2&_r=2 New York Times Article: "Campaign Coverage that is Raw and Fresh"]