Archive for November 7th, 2006
I always enjoy looking for new perspectives, so I thought it would be interesting to compare the web traffic of Senate candidate websites in hotly contested races on Alexaholic. In Virginia, traffic on Jim Webb’s website rose sharply in the closing days of the race, well above traffic for George Allen’s site. Claire McCaskill’s web traffic outpaced her opponent Jim Talent for most of November, but now they are tied. It’s important to note, that incumbents also have official websites in addition to their campaign sites.
November 7th, 2006
Been hanging at CNN’s blog party for about an hour now. Tryst, an otherwise quiet place to have a cup of coffee, is a maze of wires, laptops, and studio lights. About 25 bloggers from across the country are here. Aside from some Internet connection issues, everyone thus far seems civil. Some of us have been wondering if folks have grouped themselves along party lines. Guess we’ll find out once the returns start coming in. I myself have chosen to wear a purple tie to show my solidarity with America’s moderate voters.
November 7th, 2006
This is the place to post your election night media observations, from TV to the web…
November 7th, 2006
Don Taylor, Managing Editor of the Ohio News Network, tells us about his channel’s “Vote Tracker,” which sounds like a cool tool. From the press release: “VoteTracker will allow web users to track Ohio results online, including county-by-county breakdowns, in real time as they are fed to the ONN newsroom. This tool will be available for Governor, Senate and all Ohio US Congressional districts. See all 88 Ohio counties in red, blue, light blue or light red to easily track county votes and highly contested races as the results come in. You’ll be able to click on the counties for details on current vote totals and percentages per county and monitor statewide results. You can also monitor any three races in the state at once on one easy screen. This will not be a projection tool, but will track the real results as they are fed in to the ONN newsroom.” Is your station, newspaper or site doing something special for the election? Tell us in the comments feature below.
November 7th, 2006
One of the resources I’ve been using is the non-partisan site electiononline.org, which is doing a terrific job of detailing reports about voting problems from around the country. There are stories here from all around the country and I strongly recommend checking it out. The site is part of the Election Reform Information Project, sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trusts.
November 7th, 2006
The Polling Place Photo Project is one of many sites where people are documenting their voting experiences. People snap a quick picture from their polling station and upload it, along with the type of ballot featured, the quality of service they received and some other basic information. Not just for negative experiences, either - nearly all are positive. So, is it legal to take pictures inside the polls? newassignment.net, which pointed us to the photo project, says the matter’s unclear. There’s no federal law, and there are some state-by-state guides that only partially clarify the issue.
November 7th, 2006
I just arrived in Washington and will be joining my fellow bloggers at Tryst later on for the “CNN E-lection Nite Blog Party.” LR will be taking more of a “media perspective,” reporting on innovative coverage, on air and online. We know you’ll have few breaks today, but we’d love to hear about how your news organization is coverage this year’s election differently than in years past. Send e-mails to Stephen Warley or just add a comment below. What new angles are you presenting? What interactive features are you showing off? How are you involving your community? Of course, we wouldn’t object to any inside scoops, especially in hotly contested races!
November 7th, 2006
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