Published On: Wed, Mar 18th, 2015

Community Newspaper Shows Its Deep-rooted Community Values in Municipal Election

While many believe the field of print journalism is dying and losing to online media and blogging, The Boca Raton Tribune once again has proven them wrong.

The Tribune’s Election Survey, which is used every election was once again right despite opposition saying otherwise. The survey has correctly predicted the outcome of the past two elections without one error.

The survey correctly predicted that newcomer Jeremy Rodgers would win the Seat C race against Jamie Sauer and Frank Chapman.

“When I saw the results of the survey I have to admit was a really shocked,” said Rodgers, who many believed was going to come in third place, the night of his victory party. “But the Tribune’s Survey was once again right and people have taken notice.”

City Councilmember Robert Weinroth, who ran, and won Seat D last year, has been vocal about the role played by the local media since last year’s election.

“We would be remiss if we didn’t, likewise, thank the publishers of the Boca Raton Tribune for giving so much coverage to this election. The detail and scope of the coverage could not be provided by a paper with a broader circulation.”

The Tribune covered the local elections like no one else, with its news team being a part of the efforts behind these elections, through the ads, interviews, and website content in support of all candidates.

This year however, the Tribune went a step further and hosted a Candidate Forum, which will now be a reoccurring Forum during every election period. Nearly 100 citizens came to the Wayne Barton Study Center the Wednesday before the election to hear the candidates speak.

The surveys taken by readers predicted the winners 24 hours before the official results, and as CEO Douglas Heizer said: “Community newspapers matter. We are your closest neighbor and we are here to stay.”

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