Because of this week's Republican National Convention, political news was a bit slow in Wisconsin. However, I was able to tie the Dairy State into the convention conversation with a post about Gov. Scott Walker's speech in Florida. This week members of "The 12" also focused on our third callout assignment. For this callout assignment, we worked on asking people why they are a Democrat, Republican or neither. Below are the two response videos I filmed. Next week, convention coverage turns to the Democratic National Convention in North Carolina. I will also have two more Voter Voices response videos for next week.
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This week was a busy one for Wisconsin politics. With the election drawing nearer, the Badger State is revisiting the Voter ID debate. Below are my posts regarding the matter. A poll released Wednesday shows the race for president is nearly tied. Romney's pick with Paul Ryan appears to be gaining him ground in many swing states. The state also received national attention with the visit of the First Lady. Thursday, Michelle Obama visited family members of the Sikh temple shooting victims as well as attended a campaign event for her husband. Looking ahead, the next few weeks will be busy with the conventions going on. Below is an interesting post about how convergence will change how conventions are covered. Also next week, members of "The 12" will be working mostly on covering the conventions, the third callout assignments as well as any relevant state news.
After weeks of waiting, Mitt Romney finally announced his running mate: Wisconsin's own Paul Ryan. But who exactly is he? The Huffington Post produced a great post about Ryan and his ideas for the country. I reblogged that post below. With the selection of Ryan, it appears that Romney has gained significant ground in Wisconsin. As we look forward to November, the state is beginning to look more important than ever. In other state news, Tommy Thompson won the GOP primary for the open U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday. He will face Tammy Baldwin on election day this fall. Below is a video about the highly contested race. Next week, Michelle Obama will be visiting Wisconsin to meet with family members of the Sikh temple shooting victims. The assignments are the same as they have been in weeks past – one reblog and one state related post.
The sounds of the Aurora theater shootings echoed in Wisconsin this week after suspected gunman Wade Michael Page opened fire in a Sikh temple in Oak Creek. The two shootings have caused a lot of conversation about the state's conceal-carry law and Second Amendment rights. Below is my post about the Sikh temple shooting. In other local news, the empty seat of Wisconsin's US Senator Herb Kohl (D), is getting closer to being filled. Tuesday, Aug. 14 is the GOP primary where four candidates will campaign against each other to face Tammy Baldwin (D) in the fall. This heated race has caused a volatile political climate in the state, resulting in Gov. Walker asking candidates to turn down the flames. Next week, the group was assigned one reblog and one local post. I'm crossing my fingers that Romney announces his running-mate this week, which will make some ripples (or splashes) in the political world. I will also be focusing on the results of the GOP primary election.
Would you say you, yourself are better off financially than you were when Obama became president, not as well off, or in about the same shape as then financially?Click the photos or links below to see Wisconsin voters' responses.
The above question and responses were part of the second installment of The Post's project, Liberty: Through the Lens. This segment of the project focused on the economy. I really enjoyed the experience of helping draw attention to the photo essay and it was really interesting to hear people's personal stories. I am most proud of my audio slideshow featuring Diane Swanson. I think it offered a unique method to answer the question, while simultaneously capturing the life of a typical middle-class American family. Other than this week's callout assignment, I offered a few links to Wisconsin's political happenings as well as a national interest piece. Next week "The 12" will continue focusing on one unique post covering local or state politics and one reblogged post. On Friday we will not be doing our usual conference call, but rather one-on-one calls with our editor, Natalie Jennings to receive feedback on our individual participation with the project thus far.
In the wake of the Colorado theater shootings, gun control regulations and laws found their way into discussion in states across the country. In Wisconsin, this meant the recently implemented concealed-carry law was in the spotlight for debate. This week I had more than one post about the Aurora shootings. I also reblogged the below post from The New Yorker's Tumblr account. I also focused my efforts on covering local politics, as I do each week. Next week, our assignments are fairly lenient. We are responsible for reblogging one post, covering state politics and working on our next callout assignment for Liberty, through the lens.
I feel as if last week produced some of my most interesting posts thus far with "The 12." The week's assignments were fairly relaxed, like usual. We were told to post one lighthearted humorous post, reblog a newsworthy post and an original post of our choosing. I also posted an additional post regarding a recent opinion poll. Below are my posts, respectively. I unfortunately missed the most recent conference call due to other work dedications. However, next week we will be focusing on one reblog, one post related to our individual states and the repercussions from the Colorado shootings.
This week members of "The 12" worked to cover local, state and national politics. News was fairly slower than those in the past, so I only had a few posts. Next week, we will be focusing on the economy, and U.S. Senate races. Our assignments include reblogging a lighthearted humorous post, a newsworthy reblog and an original post of our choosing.
Regardless of who you support, which candidate do you trust to do a better job addressing women’s issues – Obama or Romney? Why? The Washington Post recently published a new photo essay called, Liberty through the lens. Last week, members of "The 12" were asked to help solicit responses to generate buzz about this new project. The above picture was my submitted photo, but you can also read the full post. From now until election day, "Liberty through the lens," will produce coverage capturing voters' voices and "The 12" will be helping out. "The 12" coordinator refers to as the first of our "callouts." I really enjoyed doing the callout because it was fun to get creative with the assignment. Some members of "The 12" recorded audio or video and others focused on print and photography. All of "The 12" posts about voters' voices can be found here. I am looking forward August to begin our next callout assignment. The other assignment for the week focused on political happenings in the respective states. Below are my posts for the week: Next week's theme is focusing on jobs and state politics. The Governor's Association conference is this weekend Virginia, so I also expect to hear something about Scott Walker.
The past week was the busiest and newsiest week thus far for "The 12." For the past few weeks, we had be waiting for the Supreme Court to announce their decision regarding the President's healthcare plan. But we were not sure when it would come. Many speculated it would be Monday, June 25th, however, the day proved to be somewhat of a letdown. I found a great post on The New Yorker's Tumblr and reblogged it for "The 12." I also found an article by George Stephanopoulos speculating how the Supreme Court's decision could affect the 2012 Presidential Election. Thursday, June 28, the Supreme Court announced they would uphold Obama's healthcare plan. However, while waiting for the healthcare ruling, I focused on covering Wisconsin politics. Not surprisingly, Wisconsin had some interesting things going on regarding the recount in Racine, Voter ID (oh no, not again) and a not-so-newsy humorous piece about Scott Walker. This week we are focusing on covering reactions to the Supreme Court's ruling as well as helping solicit answers for The Washington Post's new photo essay: Liberty through the lens.
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The 12 Project:
During the 2012 election cycle, I worked as part of a Washington Post project comprised of 12 students in swing states across the country. This student editorial board worked to help create, curate and crowd-source election 2012 coverage. Check out "The 12" here. Archives
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