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

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

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.

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

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

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