Thursday, November 6, 2008

Coverage of Tuesday's Election

I was watching CNN Tuesday night to receive coverage of the votes, and I was thoroughly impressed with the style of the coverage. I thought it was smart how they had a panel of 5 (I think) people who were constantly receiving new information while the others showed the states won on a map. 

I don't watch CNN often, but I really enjoyed how they took everything step by step and broke down what the Electoral votes meant, how much each candidate needed to win, and as states were won by a candidate they announced those instantaneously. I thought this was smart because to many the information given may have been a no brainer, but to many others I am sure the election-system can be very confusing. 

They made it feel very conversational and approached one another as if they were talking over dinner, and made it less formal. This made me feel comfortable. Most of the questions asked, I was wondering myself, and I didn't have to worry about asking them myself. 

Basically CNN did an outstanding job with visuals, guest speakers and explaining  the information in detailed form. I was proud of CNN.