{"id":2765,"date":"2018-09-19T14:36:18","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T18:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.home.ona\/newsroom18\/?p=1060"},"modified":"2021-06-22T18:26:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T22:26:00","slug":"tips-for-seamless-midterm-election-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journalists-org-develop.go-vip.co\/newsroom\/2018\/09\/19\/tips-for-seamless-midterm-election-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Seamless Midterm Election Coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><div class=\"embed-vimeo\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/290366599\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/290366599\">Tips for Covering Midterm Elections<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user44223693\">ONAnewsroom<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There\u2019s a new wave of progressive candidates storming the midterm election ballots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Young candidates like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are using grassroots organizing strategies to reach underrepresented voters. Florida, Georgia and Maryland are have all selected African-Americans to represent the Democratic party in the gubernatorial elections. If elected, they will be the first black governors of their respective states. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Here are tips to enhance your midterm coverage. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use tools: \u00a0ProPublica\u2019s Election DataBot collects campaign funding data, deleted tweets and targeted ads mentioning candidates. Users can log into the tool to receive notifications for particular candidates. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Monitor social media. Twitter has labels on all candidates who have qualified for elections. Make a list of candidates and follow the issues they\u2019re tweeting about. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hit the streets. Candidates are out in the streets talking to potential constituents. You should be, too. Listen for buzz around any candidates\u2019 names.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>With these tips, you won\u2019t miss a beat this election season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Tips for Covering Midterm Elections from ONAnewsroom on Vimeo. There\u2019s a new wave of progressive candidates storming the midterm election ballots. 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