If you're like many of the people I've talked to today, you can't wait to get home and turn on the TV to watch the results of today's election unfold. Neither can I. Until then, here are links to the major broadcast news networks in the US (and a few other notable sites) and their latest coverage of the 2004 election:
(I've quickly annotated the links based on my initial impressions of each site and its content. Tops for usability would be CNN and the BBC)
- ABC News' site kept hanging my IE session so I have no idea what their coverage online looks like.
- CBS News has its own Election 2004 tracker which is very sparse in its appearance and content compared to others.
- NBC/MSNBC.com's home page looks very much like TV and has a combination of tables and maps.
- CNN's coverage of Election 2004 has a nice overview page that summarizes the latest on the presidential race, the senate, house and governor races. Very clean, but information-packed display.
- Fox News has branded its coverage "You Decide 2004" and I've decided I don't like its awkward graphic presentation, which looks more like internet ad banners than content.
- NPR has a very clean look to their site and a map on the home page.
- The Wall Street Journal is providing free (non-subscription) access to its excellent dynamic map based on AP content.
If you encounter sluggish servers, hop across the pond to the BBC, which has an excellent US elections map.
This should be interesting.
