Individual Blog Post 1

The medium I used for election coverage was news television. I watched NBC because it is a national station. I chose to receive my information on the election on television because it was immediate and continuously updated its information as soon as new news was discovered. I also liked the live footage the news station provided, places around the nation where events and people gathered such as polls and election parties. The results were shared as soon as the polls were in. There was a large map of the U.S. and each state would be painted either red or blue depending on which candidate won that state.

Throughout the program, both democratic and republican representatives were brought on and discussed what was going on at that time. Also, they had projected winners of the states that had the polls still open. There was video footage of voters in action at their polling places. Soundbites from these voters were also included. These people said standing in line for hours was worth it because they were making history. I felt like it was a well-rounded and balanced news coverage that showed what was going on.

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