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Nevada turns blue

This photo of student Johnell Cropper, as she reflected on the enormous challenges facing the next president of the U.S., was taken by journalism student Heather Horn during an election celebration of the Black Student Organization on the University of Nevada, Reno campus.

Heather was part of a team of students and faculty from the Reynolds School of Journalism who turned a computer lab into an impromptu working newsroom for election night 2008.

A makeshift live audio show materialized in one corner of the newsroom, while faculty edited stories and kept an eye on the T.V. beaming through a  computer projector in another corner. Four video teams checked out election parties and individual reporters scattered across campus and city to report on the historic election. This web site displays the products of an energetic evening of reporting, producing and publishing.

Now, the day after, a new assignment begins. We will continue to experiment with our journalism in response to the many challenges in our profession. We appreciate hearing your feedback and suggestions: journalism@unr.edu.

RSJ Faculty and Students
Reynolds School of Journalism
Soup du Journalism

New voter suggests researching the facts

Jessica Pacheco spoke to Michael Parish, a 19 year-old music major at TMCC, at the Republican election viewing party. Parish encouraged students to investigate and research their standpoints to form a solid opinion.

Obama close to win

Democratic candidate Barack Obama was within 63 electoral votes of becoming the next president, according to MSNBC. He would need to win California’s 55 electoral votes and gain six more from states such as Washington, Oregon or Nevada. Their polls close in about 15 minutes.

Slate and the Harvard Crimson have now called the race for Obama. The most recent Twitterers have come to the same conclusion, including those who have started a “President Obama” feed.

Obama was projected Tuesday night to win battleground states Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and New Mexico. He led Republican challenger John McCain 207 to 142 electoral votes, according to MSNBC.

Obama also was projected to prevail in Illinois, Wisconsin,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Washington, D.C. He was leading in North Carolina, Florida, and Virginia.

McCain was projected to win Texas, Kansas, Arkansas, Wyoming, North Dakota, Kentucky, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma, Utah, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

By Heidi Frost, George Goodwin and Ian Sorensen

Obama’s big lead continues

7:30 p.m.
Democratic candidate Barack Obama is within 63 electoral votes of becoming the next President, according to MSNBC. He needs to lockdown California’s 55 electoral votes and gain six more from states such as Washington, Oregon, or Nevada.

Cementing an early lead, Senator Obama was projected Tuesday night to win battleground states Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and New Mexico. He led Republican challenger John McCain 207 to 135 electoral votes, according to MSNBC.

Obama also was projected to prevail in Illinois, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Washington, D.C. He was leading in North Carolina, Florida, and Virginia.

McCain was projected to win Texas, Kansas, Arkansas, Wyoming, North Dakota, Kentucky, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Utah.

Obama takes big lead in early projections

6:35 p.m.

Cementing an early lead, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was projected Tuesday night to win battleground states Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and New Mexico. He led Republican challenger John McCain 200 to 85 electoral votes, according to MSNBC.

Obama also was projected to prevail in Illinois, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

McCain was projected to win Kansas, Arkansas, Wyoming, North Dakota, Kentucky, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Oklahoma.

Story by Heidi Frost

Northeast coast blue for Obama

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama cemented an early lead by winning Pennsylvania, one of the hottest campaigning spots for both parties. Its 23 electoral votes brings his total to 103 to McCain’s 34, according to MSNBC.

The Illinois senator was projected to prevail in New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Washington, DC. Results for New York and Rhode Island are not in. Obama also was projected to win his home state of Illinois.

Republican John McCain was projected to win Kentucky, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Oklahoma.

Story by Heidi Frost

Current contest entries

Readers of Election 08 are invited to send in their predictions for the final electoral college delegate tally.

Electoral College Delegates

	McCain	Obama
Robert Mills	188	348
Catherine Ammon	185	353
Kyhl Lyndgaard	185	353
Jennifer Luna	220	317
Erika	174	364
Jonathan Moore	227	311
David Calvert	182	356
Rosemary McCarthy	183	355
Jessica Estepa	175	363
Scott Mensing	248	291

Welcome to the RSJ Election Night Special

Check this site on Election Day 2008 to read, watch and listen to the latest election news from the University of Nevada, Reno campus.

If you’re interested in participating in some way, please contact us:

Jerry Ceppos, Dean (jceppos@unr.edu)
Bob Felten, professor (b8felten@unr.edu)
Donica Mensing, professor (dmensing@unr.edu)

Or join the school’s social media site, Soup du Journalism, and participate in the Election 08 planning group:

RSJ Soup du Journalism

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