“ScoopDaily is a unique and invaluable contributor to the national debate on the most important issues of our time. The site is reaching and engaging new audiences, thereby transforming our politics.”
– Adam Arguelles, Assistant Floor Director, Office of U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn

“Just when you think journalism is in decline, ScoopDaily comes along with a blast gumshoe excellence. I’m a big fan.”
–Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History, Rice University 

“ScoopDaily is super legit; they’re the real deal.”
– Lincoln Chafee, Fmr. U.S. Senator, Rhode Island

“Congratulations to ScoopDaily. They’ve come a long way in a very short time and are helping to connect with a generation of Americans that traditional news media don’t always reach.”
–Sam Feist, Political Director, CNN

“Alexander Heffner is one of the remarkable young people creating the next generation of responsible journalism tailored for the Web.”
– George Lakoff, Goldman Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley

“In an era in which newspapers are faltering, ScoopDaily’s prescient Web journalism provides a model of lively professionalism that belies its fledgling status. The future of newspapers may be in doubt, but what Alexander Heffner and his thoughtful cohorts have wrought is optimism that inquiring minds will not be denied access to the news and perspectives on events central to democratic governance.”
– James Leach, Fmr. Congressman, Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District

“Before giving up hope on the future of American journalism, take a good look at ScoopDaily. Here is a Web news operation built from scratch — and with awe-inspiring speed — by hard-working young journalists aspiring to the highest standards of the profession. They report and they illuminate. Their goal is to uphold the best traditions of journalism and to add to the dynamic American political debate. They pursue their mission in a robust entrepreneurial way that may yet have lessons to teach us all as we search for ways to bring the news business back to economic health in the digital age.”
– Frank Rich, Op-Ed Columnist, The New York Times

“Let’s face it. Most political news is written from the perspective of people in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. ScoopDaily is the antidote, giving young journalists a chance to frame the Obama Administration and the exciting events of 2009 from the viewpoint of those in their teens and twenties. We’ll all benefit from this generational enriching of the public dialogue, and best of all, ScoopDaily encourages the young to stay involved. If ScoopDaily has its way, the sizeable increase in youth voter turnout in 2008 won’t just be a one-time phenomenon.”
– Larry Sabato, Director, Center for Politics, The University of Virginia

“ScoopDaily is an extraordinary resource for journalists. To think that it has become as influential as it has in less than a year’s existence is remarkable. If journalism is to be saved, it will be by the kind of people running ScoopDaily. It’s the future.”
– Rick Shenkman, Editor, History News Network

“ScoopDaily is full of fresh insights and enterprising reporting.”
– George Stephanopoulos, Washington Bureau Chief and Host of “This Week,” ABC News

“ScoopDaily provides reporting and commentary from ambitious thinkers in a generation that is choosing to help lead a long-term upturn in their nation rather than be diminished by temporary downturns (including economic and political) that were delivered by their dimmer elders. The existence of ScoopDaily brings good news for resurgent times.”
– Fred Strebeigh, Author of “Equal: Women Reshape American Law” and Senior Lecturer, Yale University

“ScoopDaily is a bright new star in the constellation of the blogosphere. I welcome its addition as a fresh source of politically relevant information.”
– Lawrence Tribe, Carl M. Loeb University Professor and Professor of Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School

“ScoopDaily is helping to inspire a new generation of Americans to get involved in public life, and that’s bringing new energy and ideas to the fore at a time when the nation urgently needs both.”
– John Walcott, Washington Bureau Chief, McClatchy Newspapers

“ScoopDaily is helping put the voices of the younger generation front and center in the most important debates of our time.”
– Judy Woodruff, Senior Correspondent, “The NewsHour,” PBS  

“ScoopDaily has been a refreshing addition to online journalism. With so much talk about engaging young Americans and retaining their political interest after the 2008 election, here is a source of news where the writers, editors, and producers have these particular readers in mind.”
– Julian Zelizer, Professor of History and Public Affairs, Princeton University

“I watch closely the views and values of our twenty-somethings because in many ways they already rule the world. They are our First Global Citizens and ScoopDaily is a primary source for insights on this key group.”
– John Zogby, President/CEO of Zogby International and author of “The Way We’ll Be: The Zogby Report On the Transformation of the American Dream”

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