Summary of Media Coverage - NAVA Flag Survey
NAVA Media Coverage - Flag Survey -- Prepared by Rick Broadhead (rickb@rickbroadhead.com) – July, 2001

Albuquerque Journal --06/15/01-- N.M. Zia Flies High Among Flag Enthusiasts

Associated Press (Albuquerque, NM) --06/15/01-- Internet Poll Ranks New Mexico’s Flag Best

Albuquerque Journal --06/18/01-- Flag Poll Should Have State Flipping

GlobeandMail.com --06/18/01-- Fleur-de-lis Among Top North American Flags

Associated Press (Montpelier, VT) --06/19/01-- Despite Low Ranking, Vermonters Like State Flag

Brantford Expositor (via Canadian Press) --06/19/01-- Quebec Gets Nod for Canada’s Best Provincial Flag

Calgary Herald (via Canadian Press) --06/19/01-- Vexillologists Salute Top Flags

CBC Radio (Quebec) --06/19/01-- N/A

CBC Radio (Regina, Saskatchewan) --06/19/01-- N/A

CBC Radio (Winnipeg, Manitoba) --06/19/01-- N/A

Charlottetown Guardian (via Cdn Press) --06/19/01-- Manitoba Worst, Quebec Tops When it Comes to Flags

Halifax Daily News --06/19/01-- Flag Fans’ Hearts Aflutter Over Nova Scotia Banner

Lethbridge Herald (Alberta, Canada) --06/19/01-- Quebec Has Best Flag: Report

Montreal Gazette (via Cdn Press) --06/19/01-- Up the Flag Poll

Nanaimo Daily News (B.C., Canada) --06/19/01-- Survey Rates Manitoba’s Flag as the Worst Canada

New Glasgow Evening News (Cdn Press) --06/19/01-- Manitoba Rated Worst Canadian Flag, Quebec the Best

Niagara Falls Review (Ontario, Canada) --06/19/01-- Manitoba’s Flag Rates Worst Canadian One

Prince Albert Daily Herald (Cdn Press) --06/19/01-- Manitoba Rated Worst Canadian Flag, Quebec the Best

Radio-Canada (Edmonton, Alberta) --06/19/01-- N/A

Reuters News Service --06/19/01-- USA: Georgia Flag Gets Low Marks in Study

Sarnia Observer (via Canadian Press) --06/19/01-- Provincial Flags Rate Highly in Survey of Experts

Saskatoon Star-Phoenix (via Cdn Press) --06/19/01-- Experts Tear Up Manitoba Flag

The Globe and Mail --06/19/01-- Vexillologists Salute the Fleur-De-Lis

Victoria Times Colonist (via Cdn Press) --06/19/01-- Quebec Tops Among Flag Fans

WGCL TV (Atlanta, GA – CBS) --06/19/01-- News – 5PM

Windsor Star (Canadian Press) --06/19/01-- Quebec Flag Flies, Georgia’s Stinks

Winnipeg Free Press (Manitoba) --06/19/01-- Ugliest Flag in Canada? The Bugs, the Cold…and Now This!

Winnipeg Sun (Manitoba) --06/19/01-- Our Flag a Real Drag?

Associated Press (Grand Forks, ND) --06/20/01-- MN, DK State Flags Ranked Low by Flag Study Group

Associated Press (Savannah, GA) --06/20/01-- Experts Pan Georgia Flag As Ugliest in North America

BBC --06/20/01-- N/A

CBC Newsworld (Canada – Ntl. TV) --06/20/01-- N/A

KARE TV (Minneap./St. Paul – NBC) --06/20/01-- Kare News at 6

KCEN TV (Waco/Temple, TX – NBC) --06/20/01-- NewsStrong 6 at 10PM

KDFW TV (Dallas/Ft. Worth – Fox) --06/20/01-- News 4 – 9PM

KELO Radio (Sioux Falls, SD) --06/20/01-- N/A

KEYE TV (Austin, Texas – CBS) --06/20/01-- 10PM – Late News

KNSD TV (San Diego – NBC) --06/20/01-- Late News – 11PM

KSNW TV (Wichita – NBC) --06/20/01-- KSN News at 6PM

KSTC TV (Minneap./St. Paul – IND) --06/20/01-- Eyewitness News – 9PM

KSTP TV (Minneap./St. Paul – ABC) --06/20/01-- Eyewitness News – 6:30/10PM

KWTX TV (Waco/Temple, TX – CBS) --06/20/01-- News 10 Tonight

Minnesota Public Radio --06/20/01-- N/A

The Vancouver Sun (Canada) --06/20/01-- Complexity Lowers B.C.’s Colours

WAGA TV (Atlanta, Georgia – FOX) --06/20/01-- Fox News @ 10

WFPL Radio (Louisville, Kentucky) --06/20/01-- N/A

WJCL TV (Savannah, GA – ABC) --06/20/01-- News – 11PM

WLKY TV (Louisville – CBS) --06/20/01-- Night Beat – 11PM

WRBL TV (Columbus, GA – CBS) --06/20/01-- Live at 11PM

WRCB TV (Chattanooga – NBC) --06/20/01-- LocalNews – 11PM

WSAV TV (Savannah, GA - NBC) --06/20/01-- News – 11PM

WTGS TV (Savannah, GA – FOX) --06/20/01-- News – 10PM

WTST Radio (Atlanta, Georgia) --06/20/01-- N/A

WXIA TV (Atlanta, Georgia – NBC) --06/20/01-- 11News at 6PM

Chicago Sun-Times --06/21/01-- Quick Takes – Banners of Beauty

CNN (National) --06/21/01-- CNN Today – 12:30 PM

CNN Headline News (National) --06/21/01-- HLN (2:30,3:30,4:30,5:30 PM)

CNN Headline News (National) --06/21/01-- HLN (6:30,7:30,8,9,10 PM)

KCRA TV (Sacramento – NBC) --06/21/01-- 3 Morning News – 5AM

KCTV TV (Kansas City – CBS) --06/21/01-- KCTV5 News Early Show – 5:30AM

KHOU TV (Houston – CBS) --06/21/01-- Spirit of Texas – 5AM/12PM

KMAX TV (Sacramento – WB) --06/21/01-- Good Day Sacramento – 6AM

KMOL TV (San Antonio – NBC) --06/21/01-- 4 San Antonio Today

KMSP TV (Minneap./St. Paul – UPN) --06/21/01-- Good Day Minnesota- 7:30 AM

KNSD TV (San Diego – NBC) --06/21/01-- News – 6AM

KPRC TV (Houston – NBC) --06/21/01-- News2Houston – 5:00AM

KRON TV (San Fran./Oakland – NBC) --06/21/01-- 5AM News

KSTC TV (Minneap./St. Paul – IND) --06/21/01-- Eyewitness News – 7:30/8:30AM

KSTP TV (Minneap./St. Paul – ABC) --06/21/01-- Eyewitness News Morning – 5:30 AM

KTVI TV (St. Louis – FOX) --06/21/01-- Fox 2 News 6/7/8 AM

KWCH TV (Wichita – CBS) --06/21/01-- Eyewitness News (Noon/6/10)

Radio Station (Manhattan, Kansas) --06/21/01-- N/A

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution --06/21/01-- Experts Vote Georgia’s Redesigned Flag ‘The Ugliest’

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution --06/21/01-- Metro Online – Download Flag Design Pointers

The Boston Globe --06/21/01-- Flag This!

The Capital Times (Madison, WI) --06/21/01-- Lowering the Flag of Wisconsin

The Dallas Morning News --06/21/01-- Stars of the Show – Texas and New Mexico Flags Rise

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel --06/21/01-- Flag Drag – State Banner Fares Poorly in Poll

USA Today (National) --06/21/01-- Not Known

WBIQ TV (Birmingham, AL – PBS) --06/21/01-- For the Record PBS

WBIR TV (Knoxville – NBC) --06/21/01-- News at 5

WCAU TV (Philadelphia – NBC) --06/21/01-- 6 AM News

WCCO Radio (Minnesota) --06/21/01-- N/A

WDAF TV (Kansas City – FOX) --06/21/01-- Fox 4 News at 6AM

WFAA TV (Dallas/Ft. Worth – ABC) --06/21/01-- News 8

WFIE TV (Evansville, Indiana - NBC) --06/21/01-- 6AM News

WGST NewsRadio (Atlanta, Georgia) --06/21/01-- N/A

WHAS TV (Louisville, KY – ABC) --06/21/01-- Evening News – 5PM

Winnipeg Free Press (Manitoba) --06/21/01-- The Great Manitoba Flag Hunt

WLBT TV (Jackson, MS) --06/21/01-- Morning News – 6AM

WLKY TV (Louisville, KY – CBS) --06/21/01-- This Morning - 7AM

WMAQ TV (Chicago – NBC) --06/21/01-- Early Morning News

WPMI TV (Pensacola – NBC) --06/21/01-- DayBreak NBC – 6AM

WRBL TV (Columbus, Georgia – CBS) --06/21/01-- Live This Morning – 6AM

WSAV TV (Savannah, Georgia – NBC) --06/21/01-- News - 5/6/11PM

WSB TV (Atlanta – ABC) --06/21/01-- Action News – 5/6 PM

WSB TV (Atlanta – ABC) --06/21/01-- Action News – 5/6/7 AM

WSFA TV (Montgomery, AL – NBC) --06/21/01-- Sunrise NBC – 5:30AM

WTOC TV (Savannah, Georgia – CBS) --06/21/01-- News

WXIA TV (Atlanta – NBC) --06/21/01-- 11News at 5PM/6PM

Associated Press --06/22/01-- Nebraska Flag Rated Second-Lowest in U.S.

KETV (Omaha, Nebraska – ABC) --06/22/01-- News at 10PM

KGW TV (Portland, OR – NBC) --06/22/01-- KGW News at 5:30PM

KOLN TV (Lincoln, Nebraska – CBS) --06/22/01-- News at 5/6/10 PM

KPTM TV (Omaha, Nebraska – FOX) --06/22/01-- News at 9PM

KSHB TV (Kansas City – NBC) --06/22/01-- Late News – 10PM

KWCH TV (Wichita, Kansas – CBS) --06/22/01-- Eyewitness This AM – 7AM

MSNBC (National) --06/22/01-- Hardball

WDEF TV (Chattanooga – CBS) --06/22/01-- Local News – 5:30 AM

WOWT TV (Omaha, Nebraska – NBC) --06/22/01-- News at 5PM

WSAV TV (Savannah, Georgia – NBC) --06/22/01-- News – 5:30 AM

WTVM TV (Columbus, Georgia – ABC) --06/22/01-- First News at 5 PM

Associated Press --06/22/01-- Bad Flag Glance

KIRO TV (Seattle/Tacoma – CBS) --06/23/01-- Late News – 11:00 PM

The Capital Times (Madison, WI) --06/23/01-- Vexing Logic

The Harrisburg Patriot (PA) --06/23/01-- Cheers and Jeers

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel --06/23/01-- Weekly Laurels and Laments

The Ottawa Citizen (Canadian Press) --06/23/01-- Enthusiasts Rate the Flags

Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska) --06/24/01-- Hey. We’re No. 2

Star-Tribune Newsp. of the Twin Cities --06/24/01-- Minnesota’s Flag Gets Thumbs Down

The Arizona Republic --06/24/01-- Almanac – Long May It Wave

The Las Vegas Review-Journal --06/24/01-- Scene and Heard

WSB TV (Atlanta – ABC) --06/24/01-- Action News – 8:00 AM

The Globe and Mail (Canada – Ntl.) --06/25/01-- And See Who Salutes

The Capital Times (Madison, WI) --06/25/01-- Designers Fly 3 Flag Alternatives After Official One Gets

WJZ TV (Baltimore - CBS) --06/25/01-- WJZ News – 5:30AM

KVIA TV (El Paso – ABC) --06/25/01-- Good Morning El Paso – 5AM

St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota) --06/25/01-- Not Much To Keep Interest From Flagging

Christian Science Monitor --06/25/01-- Maybe You Should Try Again

The Capital Times (Madison, WI) --06/26/01-- Flag Requires Simple Symbols

The Capital Times (Madison, WI) --06/26/01-- Madison’s Flag Passes Muster

The Capital Times (Madison, WI) --06/27/01-- Our State Flag is Fine As Is

Associated Press --06/27/01-- Which Nebraska Flag are You Talking About?

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution --06/28/01-- On the Web

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution --06/28/01-- Let This Flag's Wave Be ‘Bye

The Winnipeg Free Press --06/28/01-- If You Think You've Got a Better Idea

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel --06/28/01-- State Flag

The Washington Post --06/29/01-- Flag Buffs Salute District, Maryland, but Not Virginia

The Seattle Times --06/30/01-- Across the Nation

The National Post (Canada – Ntl. Daily) --06/30/01-- Quiz: Canada Day Questions and Answers

The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star --06/30/01-- Vexillologists State Flag Verdict

Omaha World-Herald --06/30/01-- Nebraska Flag: Old, but Not Grand

The Florida Times-Union --07/01/01-- Flag Wins Unenviable Distinction (Georgia State Flag)

St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota) --07/01/01-- The Wisconsin Quiz

The Washington Post --07/01/01-- Metro - Flagging Support for Va.

Associated Press (Washington, D.C.) --07/01/01-- Virginia Mother of Presidents, But Distant Relative in Flags

U.S. News and World Report --07/02/01-- Winning Pennants

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution --07/03/01-- Epitome of Ugliness: Let new Georgia flag wave goodbye

Newsday --07/04/01-- Sites of the Week – Flying High

The Capital Times (Madison, WI) --07/04/01-- Flag Belongs to Us, Not Experts’

The Oregonian (Portland) --07/04/01-- Good Flag, Bad Flag

Denver Post --07/04/01-- N.M. Flag Rated Best-Looking

The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio) --07/05/01-- Ohio Has Reason To Rally ‘Round Its Flag

Wichita Eagle (Kansas) --07/05/01-- Derision of Flag Irritates Kansans

Associated Press (Topeka, Kansas) --07/05/01-- Experts Rate Kansas Flag Among Worst in Nation

USA Today (National) --07/06/01-- Star and Stripes is Making a Lone Star Statement

The Kansas City Star --07/06/01-- Mid-America Digest

Star-Tribune Newspaper (Mpls-St. Paul) --07/06/01-- Utne Reader Calls for New State Flag

Associated Press (Minneapolis, MN) --07/06/01-- Magazine Wants Minnesota State Flag Redesigned

Associated Press --07/07/01-- Arkansas Flag Ranks 45^th in On-line Poll

Grand Forks Herald (Minneapolis, MN) --07/07/01-- Magazine Wants State Flag Redesigned

Winnipeg Free Press (Manitoba) --07/07/01-- Fantasy Flags Saluted

Winnipeg Free Press (Manitoba) --07/07/01-- Readers Fly Their Creative Colours

El Nuevo Día (Puerto Rico) --07/08/01-- The Lonestar, One of the Most Beautiful in the World

Las Vegas Review-Journal --07/09/01-- Survey: Nevada's ‘Seal on a Bedsheet’ Among Ugliest Flags

Winnipeg Sun (Manitoba) --07/10/01-- Up The Flagpole

PR Newswire --07/11/01-- Washington Flag Redesigned by Utne Reader Magazine & 

PR Newswire --07/11/01-- Massachusetts Flag Redesigned by Utne Reader Magazine

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