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CNN to add supercomputer ‘anchor’ to election coverage
CNN has pulled out another toy from its technology arsenal — a supercomputer coanchor for its election night coverage.
CNN unveils newest election coverage ‘tool’ to show virtual convention
CNN has a new gimmick for tonights Super Tuesday coverage… the virtual Republican Convention.
This won’t possibly look stupid on air, be made fun of by Jon Stewart or leave the anchors in a state of “WTF.”
From the preview, it looks like Tom Foreman is locked in a room with a bunch of Sims. In reality, he is on a chromakey, something NBC News and Fox News have used for years in election coverage. Virtual sets are nothing new, but this one may take the top spot for over the top and gimmicky. We’ll see later tonight. Video preview after the jump.
Jon Stewart pokes fun at CNN’s storytelling approach
Tuesday’s primary coverage gave the cable news networks plenty of time to fill, and that gave Jon Stewart plenty to poke fun of.
Erin Burnett to Colbert: ‘I want to flick with you’
CNN anchor Erin Burnett issued a response to Stephen Colbert’s offer for a “lesson in ‘flickology’” stemming from an on-air mishap with the network’s “Magic Wall.”
See her response above, via Mediaite.
Colbert offers Erin Burnett lesson in ‘flickology’
Stephen Colbert poked fun at the troubles CNN’s Erin Burnett ran into with her “Magic Wall” on election night by offering her a lesson in “flickology,” reports Mediaite.
Take a look.
‘Today’ uses special ‘Decision 2012′ open
This morning the “Today Show” used a special opening, marking its coverage of the Iowa Caucuses.
CNN’s ‘Magic Wall’ spins out of control
CNN anchor Erin Burnett ran into some difficulties using the famous “Magic Wall,” reports Mediaite.
Burnett tried to use a new gesture called “the reverse flick” but the screen failed to cooperate despite several attempts.
‘I still don’t know what the hell this thing does,’ the CNN election coverage
A little after 1:30 am EST all hell broke loose on CNN. They went from magic wall to magic wall, playing with all their gadgets, filling as much time as they could, with results no where in sight.
First John King broke down county after county, comparing numbers that viewers had seen too many times. We know, in 2008, a candidate took this county. Then Erin Burnett played with her two monitors, which she nicknamed the “flick wall” as she always flicked them at the end. Unfortunately, this time it didn’t work and it was a “flick fail.”
Then finally, the wheels came off the gadget and gizmo laden coverage. Anderson Cooper and Ali Velshi were at the Social Media Screen:
“Again with the social media screen? This is the third hit and I still don’t understand what the hell this thing shows!”
CNN moves ‘Election Center’ to Atlanta
CNN has moved its annual tradition of gadgets, stars and glitz to Atlanta for this years election cycle. The CNN Election Center is now located in Studio 7, the newest CNN studio in Atlanta.
As with past elections, they’ve redecorated the set to have a patriotic feel. Stars have been added, along with big cutout letters proclaiming Studio 7 as the Election Center. New monitor carts have also been added with more touch screens than any other network. The main talent has also relocated, including Wolf Blitzer, John King, Erin Burnett, etc.
“Anchor and chief national correspondent John King will utilize new features on CNN’s Magic Wall to explore the incoming results more in-depth than in the past. CNN will also utilize dual-screen technology to examine demographics and to track how voters cast their votes via CNN’s entrance polls,” via a CNN release.
ABC’s OTUSNews.com registers 1M page views on first day
ABC News and Yahoo! News’ OTUSNews.com had quite a first day, registering over 1 million page views Monday, Dec. 19.
ABC News launches new political site
ABC News has launched OTUSNews.com, a new site dedicated to covering political news, including spotlighting the 2012 presidential election.
IntoNow to power ABC debate polls
For this weekends ABC News Presidential Debate, Yahoo’s IntoNow will power the polling through its app.
The app will allow for real-time feedback for candidates and questions asked. This also marks one of the first outings for the new ABC News/Yahoo! partnership.
Lost Remote has the details.
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