Election Coverage winners

On the Eve of the election on the Casino issue, who are the winners covering the issues? Unlike maybe the election, I don't think this is really even a close race. KWCHers mark this in your books, Hal is nice to you. I know you all will find a way to say I am being unfair during this post. You might want to let the person know, who said a few weeks ago they would never read the blog again, that I'm praising you guys so the person's fair weatherness may pass enough to read this post.



KWCH - I think leading up to the election they certainly have distinguished themselves on providing the most coverage. I found their polls most useful. A poll a few weeks ago showed how the Pro Casino folks' once large lead, was now suddenly very close. On Tuesday of last week they had polls breaking the vote down between male/female and other demographics. Say what you want with polls, but it gave KWCH another angle to cover. Plus they had another story to go along with it. As I have said previously I liked the icon on the website that brought you to a page with links to stories the station had previously done. The debate was OK. Something should be said they were the only ones to do it, but just because it wasn't on live TV and streamed on the Internet, doesn't mean you should of given up on the production value.



KAKE - They did keep up with the issue, but lacked the execution that KWCH had and overall plan. I don't think they covered as many diverse issues with the casino issue as KWCH did, but they kept on the story on a daily basis with stories from reporters. For example KWCH did a few stories about communities in other states and if crime rates were effected. It was a closer (wont say in-depth) look at a topic out there that many opponents bring up, something you might see less on KAKE. Like KWCH I liked the icon that takes you to all of their stories about the casino vote.






KSN - I thought they largely stayed away from the issues and covered it largely from afar. There were a few stories, such as one by Jason Kravarik a week ago that dealt with it in-depth. I will say if you don't have a story idea beyond going over the same arguments over and over, then it might be a good idea to withdraw. Maybe that's what they did. No folks, this isn't an excuse for them. I still think they placed 3rd in coverage of the election. They weren't out in front of anything on the issue. The only exception was the decision by the GM to do a commentary on the issue. I still question the legitimacy of him being able to do this like he did. I thought this was a bad move and something the station shouldn't have gotten involved in, even if the opinion was only his. I wonder if many any viewers at home, who saw this were upset. -Hal