CNN, WMUR’s multi-channel online debate coverage
Steve Safran June 3rd, 2007
CNN’s coverage of the Democrats’ debate in New Hampshire has some good features online. CNN has opened up Pipeline (soon to be free anyway) and you have a four different choices. My favorite is pictured below - “Pipe 3,” the real-time viewer response meter of what each candidate is saying (although a guide as to what each of those lines represents would be helpful, I get the idea). Least useful (and most awkward) is “Pipe 2,” the double box with Arianna Huffington and Michael Murphy, who are offering such insight as “That was a good answer,” and “Good challenge!” “Pipe 1″ has the debate itself, with an alternate camera angle coming on “Pipe 4.”
Update: Hearst-Argyle’s digital EP Michael Gay points out in comments that the “Real Time Response” is WMUR’s technology, based at the station, powered by New Hampshire voters. The yellow line is indendent voters, red is Democrats, white is all viewers, pink is women and blue is men. You can see video excerpts here. Michael says that the “Real Time Response” stream was viewed by more people than the actual debate stream itself (which makes sense when you consider the debate was on TV.)
6 Comments Add your own
1. jcohen | June 3rd, 2007 at 5:33 pm
Is it just me? I can never understand what Arrianna Huffington is saying. It’s either the accent or I can’t get past all the jewelry.
2. Jason P. | June 3rd, 2007 at 5:37 pm
Hillary’s scores on that automatic poll thing have been surprisingly high with regularity.
3. thedetroitchannel | June 3rd, 2007 at 5:59 pm
i wonder if there are any restrictions in the agreement between cnn and h/a that would keep h/a from posting clips of tonight’s debate on their NEW youtube efforts.
only 3 or 4 stations currently have a youtube web channel though.
4. Michael Gay | June 3rd, 2007 at 8:15 pm
Hey Steve, the Real Time Response was actually ours with Hearst-Argyle. It was based at WMUR, with New Hampshire voters. We had all the info, and the key on our website, pipeline was just able to stream the video as well.
Here’s the key: Yellow: Independents | Red: Democrats | White: All Viewers | Pink: Women Voters | Blue: Men Voters
If you want to see excerpts from it, check out http://wmur.com/realtimeresponse
Overall, a great night for our sites!
5. Anonymous | June 4th, 2007 at 2:37 am
I wasn’t watching on TV, but I also preferred the live feedback channel. I remember in either 2000 or ‘04 when NBC or MSNBC had a general election debate, CNBC had a similar feature.
6. thedetroitchannel | June 4th, 2007 at 6:11 am
#4, i think you guys hit a clean stand-up double with this.
where was the pajamas-clad blog/vlogger pitching questions and fielding answers that will be needed to ATTRACT the young audience needed to make this a homerun?
i’m excited to see the effort, but let’s not get carried away with simply putting the suits and ties up there and hoping for the best.
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