Congrats to everyone for diligently preparing election day coverage. Publications across the nation are deploying text messages, twitter feeds, blog posts, user-submitted content and strong visuals to inform the public. In case you don’t have time to look at everything today, here is a recap of today’s coverage for tomorrow’s viewing pleasure. Included are some great multimedia and interactive elements surrounding election day. If your organization attempted multimedia projects, please add them in the comments!
NOTE: Stars are awarded 1-5, in terms of innovation. Political/election pages are posted for additional information, but not judged against each other.
New York Times:
“What One Word Describes Your State of Mind?”(*****)
“What to watch for on election night” (**)
“The Electoral Map: Key States” (**)
CNN:
“Electoral Map Calculator” (**)
“Voter hotline”(***)
“Election Center 2008″
Washington Post:
“TimeSpace:Election”(*****)
“Political Landscape 2008″ (**)
2008 Politics page
NPR:
“Vote Report” (***)
2008 Electoral Map (**)
USA Today:
“Electoral Vote Tracker” (**)
Time lapse of U.S. counties (***)
Politics page
The Boston Globe:
“Sing a patriotic son in honor of election day” (****)
Electoral Map – The road to 270 (via AP) (**)
Campaign ‘08 page
Las Vegas Sun:
Presidential cartoons (***)
2008 elections page
Las Angeles Times:
Voter Guide 2008
MSNBC.com:
“NewsWare Widgets | Decision ‘08″ (*****)
“FAQ: How does the election system work?” (**)
“Super-tough presidential election quiz” (*)
Decision ‘08 page
Houston Chronicle:
Sample ballots and voter information (**)
Politics page
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Election Day Timeline (***)
Twittering from the field (***)
Political fix blog
The Roanoke Times: (I’m remaining unbiased and not going to give out stars)
Election ‘08 blog
Election Day 2008 page
Twitter feed
Twitter vote report
ABC News:
“Calculate the Map to the White House 2008″ (***)
“See how they run” (**)
“Match-o-matic II” (**)
Vote 08 page
CQ Politics:
CQ Election Map (***)
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