The newspaper I have been assigned to cover is The Houston Chronicle. As its name would imply, The Houston Chronicle is Texas' largest daily newspaper. The newspaper covers all segments of news from sports, business, entertainment, life and travel. While the paper routinely covers national and international news, they also reserve a large section of their paper for local coverage in Houston. One such local, big-news story is the trial of R. Allen Stanford, CEO of the Stanford Financial Group. R. Allen Stanford, founder and CEO of Houston-based international financial services company, has been placed on trial for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud among other charges. The Houston Chronicle is covering the trial under a section entitled "Stanford Watch" including photos, time-lines, and live tweeting of the trial. Other major sections of the paper are geared towards local readers including entertainment, life and entertainment sections. Each section focuses specifically on the city of Houston and surrounding areas. Similarly, the sports section carries allegiances to Houston teams such as the Texans, Astros and Rockets.
The Houston Chronicle covers national and international news. Much of the international coverage, due to the city's proximity, focuses on Mexico and Latin America. Currently, the largest focus in national news coverage is the current presidential primary campaigns. In their coverage of the primary election, The Houston Chronicle focuses mostly on Rep. Ron Paul and former candidate Gov. Rick Perry. However, the paper doesn't have an apparent conservative bias as I expected, coming from predominately Republican state. Due to the 2012 election, local political coverage in Houston and Texas has taken a backseat. Illegal immigration is a big issue, largely reported on in the Texas politics section. A lot of coverage has been dedicated as well to Democratic Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson, who will not be seeking reelection. The Houston Chronicle reports in one article the GOP race for the seat, noting that Republican field is relatively weak in the polls. The Houston politics section focuses on purely local issues, ranging from the attraction of new commerce to the city, to union and budget issues within the city. One such budget issue focuses on the pension-funds of local firefighters within the city.
The Houston Chronicle covers national and international news. Much of the international coverage, due to the city's proximity, focuses on Mexico and Latin America. Currently, the largest focus in national news coverage is the current presidential primary campaigns. In their coverage of the primary election, The Houston Chronicle focuses mostly on Rep. Ron Paul and former candidate Gov. Rick Perry. However, the paper doesn't have an apparent conservative bias as I expected, coming from predominately Republican state. Due to the 2012 election, local political coverage in Houston and Texas has taken a backseat. Illegal immigration is a big issue, largely reported on in the Texas politics section. A lot of coverage has been dedicated as well to Democratic Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson, who will not be seeking reelection. The Houston Chronicle reports in one article the GOP race for the seat, noting that Republican field is relatively weak in the polls. The Houston politics section focuses on purely local issues, ranging from the attraction of new commerce to the city, to union and budget issues within the city. One such budget issue focuses on the pension-funds of local firefighters within the city.
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