Media coverage of Summit was national & then some

By John Andrews

Centennial Institute tips our hat to Jim Czupor and Marta Sipecki of InterPro Group public relations firm in Denver, who served expertly as press secretaries for Western Conservative Summit 2011, July 29–31 in Denver. (They previously handled the same duties for Tribute to the Troops with Sarah Palin, May 2 at the CCU campus.) You can learn more about their firm at www.interprogroup.com. After each day’s program wound up at the Summit, Jim burned the late oil compiling a log of media coverage. His own words after the final day give the best summary: “Pretty amazing!”

(Friday, July 29, 12:00 midnight) Here’s a sample of coast–to–coast national news coverage from tonight’s opening session. This does not include stories carried by more than 30 TV station stories in markets around the country. Nearly all the stories mention the Western Conservative Summit. And, as you might imagine, all the major cities in Texas and Pennsylvania picked up AP stories about tonight’s keynote speakers, Rick Petty and Rick Santorum.

CBS NEWS http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/07/29/national/main20085769.shtml

The Washington Times
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/29/perry-slams-obama-administration-conservative-summ/

The Washington Post (AP)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/perry-santorum-keynote-western-conservative-summit-in-denver/2011/07/29/gIQA9GdHiI_story.html

NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=138842898

ABC News (AP)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=14193567

ABC News “The Note”
http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2011/07/rick-perry-heads-out-west-to-face-first-straw-poll-test.html

ABC News “The Note”
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/29/7195677-2012-palins-not-so-subtle-threat

FOX News
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/07/29/perry-keynotes-conservative-summit-in-denver/

NBC News (Dallas Ft. Worth)
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Perry-Brushes-Off-Attack-on-Gay-Marriage-Stance-126441073.html

CBS4 (Quad Cities) (AP)
http://www.whbf.com/story/15177830/perry-keynotes-conservative-summit-in-denver

The Denver Post
http://www.denverpost.com/frontpage/ci_18581020?source=rss

Grand Junction Sentinel
http://www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/articles/perry-keynotes-conservative-summit-in-denver/

Politico
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/60225.html

Huffington Post (AP)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20110729/us-perry-western-conservatives/

Salon.com (AP)
http://www.salon.com/wires/politics/07/29/D9OPMPJG2_us_perry_western_conservatives/

Texas Tribune
http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-presidential-election/perry-beats-santorum-book-sales-conference/

The Houston Chronicle
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/7676028.html

Dallas News
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/headlines/20110729-perry-watch-governors-name-on-colorado-conservative-summit-ballot.ece

Fort Worth Star Telegram
http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/07/29/3257158/perry-doesnt-change-stance-on.html

The State (Texas) Column
http://www.thestatecolumn.com/colorado/texas-gov-perry-to-face-straw-poll-in-colorado/

San Antonio Express
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Perry-stresses-personal-opposition-to-gay-marriage-1647370.php

Austin American-Statesman (AP)
http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/perry-stresses-personal-opposition-to-gay-marriage-1668416.html

Galveston Daily News (AP)
http://galvestondailynews.com/ap/97ea4f/

Beaumont (TX) Enterprise (AP)
http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Perry-keynotes-Conservative-Summit-in-Denver-1647370.php

The Kansas City Star (AP)
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/07/29/3045896/perry-keynotes-conservative-summit.html

St. Louis Today
http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/article_399633f4-66ff-58b1-8f96-6cc9556b6f0c.html

Newsday (AP)
http://www.newsday.com/news/perry-stresses-personal-opposition-to-gay-marriage-1.3062409?qr=1

NBC News “First Read”
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/29/7195677-2012-palins-not-so-subtle-threat

CNN
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/29/perry-on-straw-poll-ballot-in-colorado-this-weekend/

FOX 31 Denver
http://www.kdvr.com/news/politics/kdvr-perry-headlines-summit-txt,0,1805705.story

7NEWS Denver
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/28713069/detail.html

Forbes (AP)
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/07/29/general-us-perry-western-conservatives_8592612.html

Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AP)
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/perry-stresses-personal-opposition-1059195.html

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
http://earlyreturns.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php/early-returns-20/53-post-gazette-staff/3108-daily-santorum-rick-vs-rick

Erie (PA) Times-News (AP)
http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110729/APA/1107291042

Philly Burbs (AP)
http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/national/election_news/perry-stresses-personal-opposition-to-gay-marriage/article_333f2e3b-13fc-56bc-ae6c-144d6bf3b2c4.html

Wilkes Barre Times-Leader (AP)
http://www.timesleader.com/news/ap?articleID=7416061

Lancaster (PA) New Era
http://lancasteronline.com/article/ap/429723_Perry-stresses-personal-opposition-to-gay-marriage.html

Lebanon (PA) Daily News (AP)
http://www.ldnews.com/state/ci_18581018

Commentary Magazine
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/07/29/perry-candidacy-unofficial/

Connecticut Post
http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Perry-stresses-personal-opposition-to-gay-marriage-1647370.php

Seattle Post-Intelligencer
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Perry-stresses-personal-opposition-to-gay-marriage-1647370.php

Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2015771404_apusperrywesternconservatives.html

The News Tribune (Tacoma) (AP)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/07/29/1764015/perry-keynotes-conservative-summit.html

The Olympian (AP)
http://www.theolympian.com/2011/07/29/1742973/texas-gov-perry-reiterates-opposition.html

The Omaha World-Herald (AP)
http://www.omaha.com/article/20110730/AP06/307309993

Long Island Press (AP)
http://www.longislandpress.com/2011/07/30/perry-stresses-personal-opposition-to-gay-marriage/

Albany Times-Union (AP)
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Perry-stresses-personal-opposition-to-gay-marriage-1647370.php

Ocala (FL) (AP)
http://www.ocala.com/article/20110729/APA/1107291042

AOL News (AP)
http://www.aolnews.com/story/perry-stresses-personal-opposition-to-gay-marriage/1891356/?cid=10

The Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2011/07/29/perry_keynotes_conservative_summit_in_denver/?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+Boston+Globe+–+National+News

Greenwich Time (AP)
http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Perry-stresses-personal-opposition-to-gay-marriage-1647370.php

Charlotte Observer (AP)
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/07/29/2491130/perry-keynotes-conservative-summit.html

Mytrle Beach Sun News (AP)
http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/07/29/2306092/perry-keynotes-conservative-summit.html

Las Vegas Sun
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jul/29/us-perry-western-conservatives/

Columbus (GA) Ledger-Enquirer (AP)
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2011/07/29/1676088/perry-keynotes-conservative-summit.html

San Francisco Chronicle (AP)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/07/29/national/a184806D40.DTL

In a message dated 7/31/2011 12:39:52 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, interprogroup@gmail.com writes:
(Saturday, July 30, 12:00 midnight)

Denver Post—Photos from WCS
http://photos.denverpost.com/mediacenter/2011/07/photos-western-conservative-summit/#name%20here

Denver Post
http://www.denverpost.com/legislature/ci_18583801

ABC News “The Note”
http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2011/07/battle-over-marriage-rick-santorum-unleashes-on-rick-perry-for-gay-marriage-stance.html

The Washington Post (Santorum quote)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/quotations-of-the-day/2011/07/30/gIQAFcgkiI_story.html

The Washington Times (Juan Williams at WCS)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2011/jul/30/juan-williams-earns-cheers-conservatives/

Drudge Report (picks up Washington Times story)
http://drudgereport.com/

National Review Online (Bolton at WCS)
http://www.nationalreview.com/primary-event

Secaucus New Jersey News
http://www.secaucusnewjersey.org/texas-governor-rick-perry-rumored-to-run-for-president-5846.html

The Durango Herald
http://durangoherald.com/article/20110731/NEWS01/707319920/-1/s

ColoradoPols
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb5hkVu6frA

Who Said You Said
http://www.whosaidyousaid.com/2011/07/western-conservative-summit-bright-lights-on-the-right/

(Sunday, July 31, 9:30pm) Here’s a list of national coast-to-coast news coverage from today’s WCS focused primarily on the Straw Poll results. It’s pretty amazing!
The Denver Post
http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_18589938?source=commented–

ABC News “The Note”
http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2011/07/herman-cain-wins-western-conservative-summit-straw-poll-rick-perry-second.html

CNN (Mentions CI and CCU)
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/31/cain-wins-denver-straw-poll/

The CNN story also appeared on local TV stations:
WHIOTV—Dayton, OH
WCYB—Bristol, CT
KIRO—Seattle, WA
KXLY—Spokane, WA
WSB—Atlanta, GA
KFOX—El Paso, TX
WISC—Madison, WI
WTOV—Stuebenville, OH
KTVU—San Francisco, CA
WCTI—Jacksonville, FL
WJXT—Jacksonville, FL
KOCO—Oklahoma City, OK
WJAC—Johnstown, PA
KSAT—San Antonio, TX
KMBC—Kansas City, MO
WMUR—Manchester, NH
WLWT—Cincinnati, OH
KCCI—Des Moines, IA
KITV—Honolulu, HI
WGAL—Lancaster, PA
FoxReno—Reno, NV
KSBW—California’s Central Coast (Salinas, Monterey, Santa Cruz
WPIX—Pittsburgh, PA
WBPF—Palm Beach, FL
KJCT—Grand Junction, CO
KRDO—Colorado Springs, CO
KVIA—El Paso, TX
KHBS-KHOG—Northwest Arkansas
WRTV—Indianapolis, IN
KERO—Bakersfield, CA
WYFF—Greenville, SC
KETV—Omaha, NB
KOAT—Albuquerque, NM
KCRA—Sacremento, CA
KPRC—Houston, TX
WPTZ—Plattsburgh, NY/Burlington and Hartford, VT
WFTV—Orlando, FL
WMTW—Portland, WA
WISN—Milwaukee, WI
WDSU—New Orleans, LA
WLKY—Louisville, KY
WAPT—Jackson , MI
WXII—Winston-Salem, NC
WFMZ—Allentown, PA
WSOC—Charlotte, SC
KGTV—San Diego, CA
NBC—Montana
WDIV—Detroit, MI
WESH—Orlando, FL

USA Today (AP)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2011-07-31-cain-republicans-straw-poll_n.htm?csp=34news

National Review Online
http://www.nationalreview.com/primary-event/273233/cain-takes-inaugural-denver-2011-straw-poll-michael-sandoval

The Washington Post (AP)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/campaigns/cain-wins-presidential-straw-poll-of-conservatives-meeting-in-denver/2011/07/31/gIQAwNRolI_story.html

The Washington Times
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/31/cain-comes-on-strong-out-west/

Worlds News Online—Washington Times
http://www.worldnewslive.net/?p=91081

The Washington Examiner (AP)
http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/nation/2011/07/cain-wins-straw-poll-conservatives-denver

San Francisco Chronicle (AP)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/07/31/politics/p131821D50.DTL

Miami Herald (AP)
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/07/31/2339204/cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives.html

Minneapolis Star-Tribune (AP)
http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/126485998.html

Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AP)
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/cain-wins-straw-poll-1062915.html

Breitbart
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9OQRH2O1&show_article=1

Huffington Post (AP)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20110731/us-republicans-straw-poll/

Politco
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/60334.html

Real Clear Politics (AP)
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/news/ap/politics/2011/Jul/31/cain_charms_conservatives_meeting_in_denver.html

NewsMax
http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/Republicans-StrawPoll/2011/07/31/id/405501

Salon.com
http://www.salon.com/wires/allwires/07/31/D9OQRH2O1_us_republicans_straw_poll/

Forbes
http://billionaires.forbes.com/article/01vo3ri74V9oR?q=U.S.+Republican+Party

Public Opinion Online
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/ci_18589966

Macon (GA) Telegraph (AP)
http://www.macon.com/2011/07/31/1650356/cain-charms-conservatives-meeting.html

Macon.com (GA)
http://www.macon.com/2011/07/31/1650389/cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives.html

Rome (GA) News-Tribune (AP)
http://romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/14905693/article-Cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives-in-Denver?instance=home_news_lead

The Daily Citizen-Dalton, GA (AP)
http://daltondailycitizen.com/news_tab3/x1073356527/Cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives-in-Denver

Texas Tribune
http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-presidential-election/perry-distant-second-cain-denver-straw-poll/

Dallas Morning News
http://topics.dallasnews.com/article/07Vqgfk5QBgRP?q=Rick+Perry

Houston Chronicle (AP)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/7677594.html

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (filed before the Straw Poll vote)
http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/07/30/3258307/perryscope-tracking-the-governors.html

San Antonio Express (AP)
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives-in-Denver-1679384.php

Austin American Statesman (AP)
http://www.statesman.com/news/nation/cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives-in-denver-1676933.html

KCEN-TV, Temple, TX
http://www.kcentv.com/story/15182222/perry-is-2nd-in-denver-presidential-straw-poll

Beaumont Enterprise, TX (AP)
http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives-in-Denver-1679384.php

FOX NEWS
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/07/31/republican-straw-poll-caps-denver-summit/

Newsday
http://www.newsday.com/news/cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives-in-denver-1.3064935

The Seattle Times (AP)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2015786530_apusrepublicansstrawpoll.html

The Charlotte Observer (NC) (AP)
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/07/31/2494521/cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives.html

the Bradenton Herald (FL) (AP)
http://www.bradenton.com/2011/07/31/3386787/cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives.html

Reno Gazette-Journal (NV) (AP)
http://www.rgj.com/article/20110731/NEWS19/110731014/Cain-wins-straw-poll-conservatives-Denver-?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Local%20News|p

One News Now (AP)
http://www.onenewsnow.com/AP/Search/Politics/Default.aspx?id=1402604

Bellingham Herald (WA) (AP)
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/07/31/2123895/cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives.html

Tacoma News Tribune (AP)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/07/31/1765757/cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives.html

Journal and Courier—Lafayette, IN (AP)
http://www.jconline.com/article/20110731/NEWS/110731001/Cain-wins-straw-poll-conservatives-Denver?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s

Sun Herald—Biloxi, Gulfport and South Mississippi (AP)
http://www.sunherald.com/2011/07/31/3313842/cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives.html

Sacremento Bee (AP)
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/31/3806860/cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives.html

San Jose Mercury News (AP)
http://www.mercurynews.com/presidentelect/ci_18589966

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (AP)
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives-in-Denver-1679384.php

Las Vegas Sun (AP)
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jul/31/us-republicans-straw-poll/

Danbury News-Times (CT) (AP)
http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives-in-Denver-1679384.php

Stamford Advocate (CT) (AP)
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives-in-Denver-1679384.php

Boston Globe (AP)
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/07/31/cain_wins_straw_poll_of_conservatives_in_denver/

Mrytle Beach Sun News (SC) (AP)
http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/07/31/2308135/cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives.html

San Diego Union-Tribune (AP)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jul/31/cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives-in-denver/

Connecticut Post (AP)
http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives-in-Denver-1679384.php

Greenwich Time (CT) (AP)
http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives-in-Denver-1679384.php

Westport News (CT) (AP)
http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives-in-Denver-1679384.php

Albany Times-Union (AP)
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives-in-Denver-1679384.php

Buffalo News (NY) (AP)
http://www.buffalonews.com/wire-feeds/24-hour-national-news/article507625.ece

News-Observer—Raleigh, NC (AP)
http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/07/31/1381602/cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives.html

The Kansas City Star (AP)
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/07/31/3048346/cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives.html

The Wichita Eagle (KS) (AP)
http://www.kansas.com/2011/07/31/1956138/cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives.html

Centre Daily Times—State Collge, PA (AP)
http://www.centredaily.com/2011/07/31/2864290/cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives.html

Lebanon Daily News (PA) (AP)
http://www.ldnews.com/state/ci_18589966

York Dispatch (PA) (AP)
http://www.yorkdispatch.com/penn/ci_18589966

Modesto Bee (CA) (AP)
http://www.modbee.com/2011/07/31/1797677/cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives.html

The Olympian (WA) (AP)
http://www.theolympian.com/2011/07/31/1744475/cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives.html

The Times-Leader (Wilkes Barre, PA) (AP)
http://www.timesleader.com/news/ap?articleID=7420336

Fort Collins Coloradoan (AP)
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20110731/UPDATES01/110731012/Herman-Cain-wins-Colorado-conservative-straw-poll?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|News

Belleville News Democrat, Belleville, IL (AP)
http://www.bnd.com/2011/07/31/1806278/cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives.html

Columbus Ledger-Enguirer (GA) (AP)
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2011/07/31/1677832/cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives.html

The Herald—Rock Hill, SC (AP)
http://www.heraldonline.com/2011/07/31/3259642/cain-wins-straw-poll-of-conservatives.html

Daily Journal, Franklin, IN (AP)
http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/1337929e5c6848f2aa60087592e650db/CO–Republicans-Straw-Poll/

The Republic, Columbus, IN (AP)
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/1337929e5c6848f2aa60087592e650db/CO–Republicans-Straw-Poll/

National TV stations that picked up the AP Story:
CBS Atlanta, GA
KVUE—TV Austin, TX
13WMAZ—Macon, GA
WWLTV—New Orleans, LA
7NEWS—Denver, CO
CBS5—Cheyenne, WY
Northern Colorado 5—Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley
KTNV—Las Vegas, NV
KOIN—Portland, OR
WXXA—Albany, NY
CBS21—Harrisburg, PA
KGET—Bakersfield, CA
WHAM—Rochester, NY
KPVI—Pocatello/Idaho Falls, ID
WETM—Elmira/Corning, NY
WNCT—Greenville/Jacksonville, NC
WFMJ—Youngstown, OH
WGGB—Springfield, MA
WSLS—Roanoke, VA
KLTV—Tyler, TX
WSHM—Springfield, MA
KIII—Corpus Christi, TX
KSWO—Wichita Falls, TX
NECN—Boston, MA
WIS—Columbia, SC
WLNE—Providence, RI
KTRK—Houston, TX
WRCB—Chattanooga, TN
KFDA—Amarillo, TX
WGCL—Atlanta, GA
WHTM—Lancaster, PA
WMBF—Myrtle Beach, SC
KWES—Midland, TX
WCSC—Charleston, SC
ValleyNewsLive—Fargo/Grand Forks, ND
WSB—Atlanta, GA
9NEWS—Denver, CO