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Innovative Ways to Cover the 2012 Election

When: Friday, 11:30 am
Where: Salon E

Before 2012 arrives, learn what you’ll need to know about building and maintaining an election site. Developers will discuss using the best (cheap or free) sources for results data, social media, and maps to make your local, state and national election efforts stand out.

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Innovative Ways to Cover the 2012 Election

By Frank Yonkof and Katie Zhu — September 23rdFriday, September 23, 2011 at 10:47 am EDT

Archived live blog View the livestream of this session. htt  

The ONA election coverage session is getting underway!

∞ Permalink — September 23rdFriday, September 23, 2011 at 11:39 am EDT — Posted by Kathy Gill
Al Shaw, ProPublica

Al Shaw, ProPublica

Al Shaw, ProPublica, shares his experience at TalkingPointsMemo, hacking the CMS and home page, the “stuff you’re not really supposed to touch.”

∞ Permalink — September 23rdFriday, September 23, 2011 at 11:51 am EDT — Posted by Kathy Gill

Check out Al Shaw’s presentation online. (It’s an HTML doc, not a PowerPoint!)

∞ Permalink — September 23rdFriday, September 23, 2011 at 11:56 am EDT — Posted by Kathy Gill

Social media is more than a one-way marketing tool, according to CNNPolitics.com editor Bryan Monroe. “Bend to your audience” and provide digital content in the form they need it in order to “connect the brand.”

∞ Permalink — September 23rdFriday, September 23, 2011 at 12:03 pm EDT — Posted by Kathy Gill

@tfrontado
Teresa FrontadoAl Shaw: U should not be afraid of hacking the homepage, hacking your cms and all things that u are not supposed to touch #Ona11 #Election
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∞ Permalink — September 23rdFriday, September 23, 2011 at 12:04 pm EDT — Posted by Bo Hee Kim

@jmsummers
Juana Summers“Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.” — @bryanmonroecnn Word. #election#ONA11
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∞ Permalink — September 23rdFriday, September 23, 2011 at 12:08 pm EDT — Posted by Kathy Gill

RICE: Relevant, Integrated, Curated and Easy are the keys to guides that actually help voters. – Aleeda Crawley, e-thePeople

∞ Permalink — September 23rdFriday, September 23, 2011 at 12:14 pm EDT — Posted by Kathy Gill

@kaeti
KaetiInnovative coverage isn’t just about awesome tools. It means thoughtfully considering the story you’re telling. #groupthink#election#ONA11
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∞ Permalink — September 23rdFriday, September 23, 2011 at 12:15 pm EDT — Posted by Kathy Gill

@LibbyTucker
LibbyTuckerE-thepeople sounds like PIN for elections. Zero in on local issues and crowdsource by district. #ona11 #election
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∞ Permalink — September 23rdFriday, September 23, 2011 at 12:25 pm EDT — Posted by Bo Hee Kim

Carve Out Local Issues

By Kathy Gill — September 23rdFriday, September 23, 2011 at 12:28 pm EDT

The problem with our coverage isn’t just horse-race coverage; “Political consultants laugh at us because we don’t understand how campaigns are won and lost.” @DerekWillis, New York Times, talks about GIS data and owning local coverage as well as how politicians data-mine. “What are the changes in voter registration data? … start with the building [...]

Derek

Derek Willis

∞ Permalink — September 23rdFriday, September 23, 2011 at 12:29 pm EDT — Posted by Bo Hee Kim

@derekwillis
Derek WillisAlso, for #ona11 election panel folks: a list of links for you: http://t.co/lhCtNuuG
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∞ Permalink — September 23rdFriday, September 23, 2011 at 12:49 pm EDT — Posted by Kathy Gill

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