The following reflects the media research conducted to determine if the recreation of the Goodwill Tour is newsworthy to the 80 cities along the route. A mass email was sent to each newspaper and any local affiliates of ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox News that covers each city’s viewing area. An extensive list of each city’s news media was made and emails were sent to the newsroom, news director, or reporter of each city. The chart shows which cities have expressed an interest in covering the tour when arriving in their city. Each news media was given a brief explanation of the tour and was asked to express their interest in covering the story, thus deeming the Remembrance Goodwill Tour newsworthy to its readers or viewers. The media in each city voiced a common reaction to the email/fax; they will not guarantee coverage, however expressed an interest in covering the Remembrance Goodwill Tour under normal news day conditions.
NewsPaper Fox News NBC News CBS News ABC News 1. Long Island, New York 2. Hartford, Connecticut WFSB 3. Providence, Rhode Island 4. Boston, Massachusetts WFXT 5. Concord, New Hampshire 6. Portland, Maine 7. Springfield, Vermont 8. Albany, New York 9. Schenectady, New York 10. Syracuse, New York WSTM-TV 11. Rochester, New York Democrat & Chronicle 12. Buffalo, New York 13. Cleveland, Ohio WKYC 14. Pittsburg, Pennsylvania 15. Wheeling, West Virginia 16. Dayton, Ohio KOLO-TV 17. Cincinnati, Ohio 18. Louisville, Kentucky WDRB 41 WAVE 3 19. Indianapolis, Indiana 20. Detroit, Michigan WJBK 21. Grand Rapids, Michigan 22. Chicago, Illinois 23. Springfield, Illinois 24. St. Louis, Missouri 25. Kansas City, Missouri 26. Wichita, Kansas 27. St. Joseph, Missouri 28. Moline, Illinois 29. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 30. Madison, Wisconsin 31. Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota 32. Little Falls, Minnesota 33. Fargo, North Dakota 34. Sioux Falls, South Dakota KSFY-TV 35. Sioux City, Iowa Sioux City Journal KTIV 36. Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines Register 37. Omaha, Nebraska 38. Denver, Colorado Denver Post KUSA-TV 39. Pierre, South Dakota KNBN Wyoming Tribune- 40. Cheyenne, Wyoming Eagle K2TV 41. Salt Lake City, Utah 42. Boise, Idaho KTRV 43. Butte, Montana KWYB 44. Helena, Montana 45. Spokane, Washington Spokesman Review KHQ-TV 46. Seattle, Washington KOMO 4 47. Portland, Oregon KPTV 48. San Francisco, California NBC11 49. Oakland, California NBC11 50. Sacramento, California KTXL 51. Reno, Nevada KRNV 52. Los Angeles, California 53. San Diego, California 54. Tucson, Arizona 55. Lordsburg, New Mexico 56. El-Paso, Texas 57. Santa-Fe, New Mexico Abilene Reporter- 58. Abilene, Texas News 59. Fort Worth, Texas 60. Dallas, Texas 61. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 62. Tulsa, Oklahoma 63. Muskogee, Oklahoma 64. Little Rock, Arkansas 65. Memphis, Tennessee WPTY 66. Chattanooga, Tennessee WRCB 67. Birmingham, Alabama 68. Jackson, Mississippi 69. New Orleans, Louisiana 70. Jacksonville, Florida Florida Times-Union 71. Atlanta, Georgia 72. Spartanburg, South Carolina WHNS 73. Greensboro, North Carolina News & Record WGHP 74. Winston Salem, North Carolina 75. Richmond, Virginia 76. Washington, D.C. WTTG 77. Baltimore, Maryland 78. Atlantic City, New Jersey 79. Wilmington, Delaware 80. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 81. Long Island, New York
Total Interested 9 9 11 3 4
Total Cities 30