| Covering the election! | | Date Created: Nov 02, 2004, 03:05 PM |
 It's here! For a journalist, election day is like Christmas Day. Here's how we're covering the election here at BYU:
The University's broadcast outlets, KBYU-TV and KBYU-FM are covering the election, beginning at 6 p.m. MST. I'm told KUTV/CBS and KTVX/ABC will be picking up this broadcast for part of the evening. Not terribly surprising for KUTV, since this is a red state where many residents hate Dan Rather. That two stations are planning to do it is something of a testiment to the value of the poll.
The KBYU-Utah Colleges exit poll will be unveiled at 8 p.m. This is an excellent poll, usually the most accurate in the state because of its huge sample size. It is the only state-wide poll in the nation to be conducted by students. You can access poll results online here.
Journalism students and faculty will be working on the election broadcast in positions like reporter, producer, camera operator, etc. I'll be watching the presidential returns for the broadcast.
Students in my multimedia journalism class are covering the election on the class Moblog. We got a late start on this experiment, compared to schools like University of South Carolina or University of Florida. Both those schools have done some neat things by using moblogs for election journalism.
Here's hoping we have a winner tonight and that the country can support that winner! |
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