NPR.Org news release: Election 2008, First Ever Live Captioned Radio
\nBroadcast <\/p>\n
NPR’S COVERAGE ACCESSIBLE TO DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING THROUGH FIRST
\nEVER LIVE CAPTIONED RADIO BROADCAST <\/p>\n
“Election 2008” Team to Provide Coverage, Analysis <\/p>\n
From D.C., Campaign Headquarters, Key Battleground States <\/p>\n
October 22, 2008; Washington, D.C. — NPR News “Election 2008” will
\noffer nine hours of live broadcast and webcast coverage of Election
\nNight 2008 on November 4 from 8:00PM to 5:00AM (ET). NPR’s extensive
\nmultimedia coverage of the general election — which will include live
\nstreaming, blogging, interactive tools and mobile capability — will
\nbe anchored from NPR’s worldwide headquarters in Washington, D.C.,
\nwith reporters positioned with the campaigns and in more than two
\ndozen sites around the country. <\/p>\n
All coverage will be broadcast on NPR Member stations nationwide.
\nNPR’s Election Night coverage will also be streamed free and live from
\nwww.NPR.org and from the Web sites of many stations; for the first
\ntime, headlines and real-time returns will be available on wireless
\ndevices <\/p>\n
through NPR Mobile. <\/p>\n
In another first, NPR News’ Election Night coverage will be
\naccessible to the deaf and hard-of-hearing through the first ever live
\ncaptioned radio broadcast. This historic broadcast will be coordinated
\nby an initiative of NPR, Harris Corporation and Towson University, and
\nwill use cutting-edge HD radio technology, developed by the three
\norganizations, to allow the deaf and hearing impaired to experience
\nNPR’s broadcast via scrolling text on specially-equipped receivers. <\/p>\n
The captioned NPR broadcast will be available live from 8:00PM to
\n11:00PM (ET) on www.NPR.org, and shown at viewing events at NPR’s
\nheadquarters in D.C., and at the NPR Member stations WGBH in Boston;
\nKCFR in Denver; and WTMD in Towson, MD. The broadcast is the latest
\nmove by the three organizations to make radio more accessible to the
\nmillions of sensory impaired individuals around the world. A press
\nrelease announcing this Election Night offering, and the larger
\ninitiative, is available at: http:\/\/i-cart.net\/ <\/p>\n
NPR News’ coverage of Election Night 2008 will be its most extensive
\nto date, involving more than 100 journalists stationed in NPR’s D.C.
\nheadquarters, and reporting from key battleground states and campaign
\nsites. Throughout the night on-air and online, NPR will cover all
\nmajor national and regional results, updating its interactive election
\nmap at NPR.org as states are called; carry major candidates’ speeches;
\nand provide political analysis and reaction. <\/p>\n
Two teams will anchor NPR’s broadcast: All Things Considered hosts
\nMichele Norris and Robert Siegel from 8:00PM to midnight (ET), and
\nScott Simon, host of Weekend Edition Saturday, and congressional
\ncorrespondent Debbie Elliot filling the anchors’ chairs from midnight
\nto 5:00AM (ET). Joining the hosts will be members of NPR News’
\n“Election 2008” team, including correspondents Cheryl Corley, Don
\nGonyea and Scott Horsley at Obama and McCain campaign headquarters;
\nWhite House correspondent David Greene in Cleveland; and All Things
\nConsidered weekend host Andrea Seabrook in Columbus. NPR will also
\nreport from sites in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri,
\nNew Mexico, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia. <\/p>\n
Providing analysis throughout the night will be NPR’s Washington
\neditor Ron Elving, national political correspondent Mara Liasson and
\npolitical editor Ken Rudin in D.C., and News & Notes host Farai
\nChideya from NPR West in Culver City, CA. They will be joined by
\npolitical analysts Andy Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center;
\nE.J. Dionne, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and columnist
\nfor the Washington Post; and Matt Continetti, staff writer for The
\nWeekly Standard. Correspondent Pam Fessler will also report on any
\nvoter irregularities at the polls. <\/p>\n
NPR.org, which will live webcast NPR’s Election Night coverage, will
\ncontinue to be the primary online destination for original journalism,
\nblogs, special series and reports about Election 2008.<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
BETTER IP RELAY – EVERYWHERE! i711.com makes all your relay calls better.
\nBetter web calls. Better wireless calls. Better AIM calls. Why settle for
\nordinary IP relay? Go beyond! Try http:\/\/www.i711.com for free today!<\/p>\n
NEW! Try out our Deaf Network of Texas Calendar! Go to
\nhttp:\/\/calendar.deafnetwork.com <\/p>\n
NOTE: deafnetwork.com does not endorse any of the products, vendors,
\nconsultants, or documentation referenced in this message or. Any mention of
\nvendors, products, or services is for informational purposes only.<\/p>\n
Powered by http:\/\/www.CrazyWebHosting.com<\/p>\n
If you do not want to receive any more newsletters,
\nhttp:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/list\/?p=unsubscribe&uid=23e6b0ac27edebd2b6f52f1354859234<\/p>\n
To update your preferences and to unsubscribe visit
\nhttp:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/list\/?p=preferences&uid=23e6b0ac27edebd2b6f52f1354859234
\nForward a Message to Someone
\nhttp:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/list\/?p=forward&uid=23e6b0ac27edebd2b6f52f1354859234&mid=2667<\/p>\n
—
\nPowered by PHPlist, www.phplist.com —<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NPR.Org news release: Election 2008, First Ever Live Captioned Radio Broadcast NPR’S COVERAGE ACCESSIBLE TO DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING THROUGH FIRST EVER LIVE CAPTIONED RADIO BROADCAST “Election 2008” Team to Provide Coverage, Analysis From D.C., Campaign Headquarters, Key Battleground States October…<\/p>\n