If early indications hold true, that will certainly not be the case.
On an Election Day that KMTV (Cox Channel 5) finally decided to include raw vote totals as well as percentages, WOWT dropped its percentages and switched to a graphic with a font size so small, race categories were nearly unreadable.
The first returns appeared shortly after 8 p.m. as lower-screen graphics and reflected only six percent of the total number of ballots.
KMTV's graphics not only included raw numbers and percentages, but they also reflected the number of ballots that had been counted - something WOWT and KETV (Cox Channel 9) did not. What KMTV did lack, however, was information for several of the "minor" races (Papio NRD, MUD Board, etc.), though it added more results of other races as the night wore on.
KMTV, KETV and WOWT all wisely listed summary phrases (i.e. "to remind voters of the issues on special issues ticket items, initiatives and referendums.
Because of technical limitations, KPTM (Cox Channel 10) could not utilize its election results ticker on a continuous basis.
The Associated Press -- using information gathered in exit polls and early returns -- declared Ben Nelson and Dave Heineman winners in the U.S. Senate and Nebraska governor races, respectively, before 8:30 p.m.
Election Night "Ticker" Grades:
KMTV - A
KETV - B
WOWT - C
KPTM - C
KXVO - No ticker
3 comments:
3's ticker is way too distracting with the animated background... However good point on the vote count...
I think your grades are pretty close...I would have given KETV and KMTV both A-, KPTM a C (their color scheme was hiddeous), and WOWT a C- (very difficult to read their small font).
"It's the kind of coverage you have come to expect here on Channel Six," said WOWT (Cox Channel 8) anchor Tracy Madden during the station's 6 p.m. newscast.
This dreck sounds like it came right from the keyboard of one Mr. Dennis Wilden, executive producer at the Big Six. Of course, this sort of B.S. self promotion actually originates with Mr. Larry Ridicu...I mean Rickel, WOWT's insultant, er, consultant.
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