Mediagazer: Editor of ‘straight-down-the-middle’ Daily Signal sends out poll on conservative ideas (Jim Romenesko)

5:00 PM ET, June 13, 2014

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Jim Romenesko:

Editor of ‘straight-down-the-middle’ Daily Signal sends out poll on conservative ideas — “We plan to do political and policy news, not with a conservative bent, but just true, straight-down-the-middle journalism.” — Daily Signal publisher to Businessweek.com

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Peter Kafka / Re/code:

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