Election Day Coverage

On MSNBC.com they aren't, due to the request by the Democratic Party, reporting any results until the polls close tonight. However, they are reporting on the voting problems that are going on in Virginia and Pennsylvania. The article talks about how both states are reporting problems with several polling machines throughout the states and extremely long lines. Unfortunately, this may mean thousands of votes from these states may not be counted.

Voting problems were not Fox's main concern, their top story was reporting on where the candidates were today. McCain is here, in Colorado, before he heads down to New Mexico for a quick stop before heading home to Arizona where he will await the Election Day results. Obama was in his home state of Illinois where he voted with his family in tow before he headed to Indiana to make one last push for the Democratic Party.

The main difference I saw between these 2 media stations is that MSNBC seemed more interested in reporting breaking news stories (voting problems) and Fox seemed more interested in reporting "light" stories (where the candidates are this election day). Also, Fox had begun to report early votes from some states despite the democrats asking media outlets not to broadcast any results until the polls closed.

I used The Seminal as one of my independent media sources. They didn't
Really have any election news per se, but they did have links for voters to click on for more information or a way to report problems. They included the advice that once you get in line, stay there.

My other independent news source was the Colorado Springs Independent. One of their main articles was about how many people are having problems being able to check how they voted on the new digital polling machines and how when they asked for help often the election judges were much less than helpful.

The main difference I saw between these 2 independent news sources was that the Colorado Springs Independent seemed a more solid place to get your news from whereas The Seminal seemed kind of like a joke.

Overall, I think the two mainstream news sources and the Colorado Springs Independent were fairly good places to get your Election Day news from. However, unless you are reporting a polling problem I wouldn't suggest using The Seminal.

Most of the people I talked to said they got their Election Day information from mainstream media (watching NBC and CNN or listening to the radio or looking at MSNBC.com, etc.) They said throughout the day they would be checking these sources to find out who is in the lead, any new updates regarding any of the people or amendments on the ballot.