Three college papers cover Palin’s visit
The rally in Greenville, N.C. was on The East Carolinian’s home turf. The paper posted photos and an article about Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin‘s visit. The article sets the stage well, with good color about the event, down to the music playing (Shania Twain – “She’s Not Just a Pretty Face“).
The East Carolinian article also localizes the story well for Pirates frans from Greenville:
“I understand your football season got off to quite a start this year,” she said, eliciting cheers from the Minges crowd. “It sounds like Greenville knows a little something about how to turn an underdog into a victor. John McCain and I know that the people of Greenville are ready to shake things up in Washington.”
Interesting is the article’s description of how attendees chanted “Sarah” and “Palin” in response to one another – I’m not sure if it needs so much explanation. And check out the adorably-cute girl who is excited about the autograph (“Sarah”) she received.
Duke University’s The Chronicle also sent reporters to the event. Their article has good imagery of the signs (“Read my lipstick,” “Tar Heels love high heels” and “Palin power”). The Chronicle also quotes the other politicians at the rally – Sens. Elizabeth Dole and Richard Burr.
“Most in this crowd already feel like they know her, because she’s one of us,” Burr said. “Every day she wakes up and balances her personal life with her professional life.”
I also like that The Chronicle localizes it towards the end, telling about the tickets allotted to Durham and how fast they disappeared (within an hour).
The Daily Tar Heel at UNC-Chapel Hill sent three to the rally and posted an article, slideshow and video. In the interest of full disclosure, I edited the DTH story.
It also has scene-setting descriptions of the crowd (“cries of ‘U-S-A’ and ‘Drill baby, drill.’”), and I like that Emily interviewed crowd members for their perspectives:
“She’s like a wholesome, all-American, God-Bless-America-type person,” said Elizabeth Fornes, a 44-year-old Craven County resident who works in undergraduate admissions at ECU.
I wish we included a photo of Palin “waving a giant, purple foam finger in homage to the ECU fans filling the stands,” which we had, and ran later in the week.
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