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an Diego City College is the community college media organization with the best election coverage in the state in, according to two statewide news organizations
Elections Editor Vince Outlaw, who developed the Community Agenda, reported voters lining up at the closest voting center to City College around 9:15 a m
City Times Media won multiple awards for its 2024 election coverage, including two first- place awards statewide CTM reporters began their election coverage in April 2024 by identifying issues important to the San Diego City College community In August, the team collected survey responses to develop the City College Community Agenda, which was used to tailor election coverage leading up to Election Day CTM began reporting early Nov 5, 2024, when
From the moment CTM published the first story at 11:42 a m , the team interviewed community members, including student government representatives, faculty, local reporters and students on the various issues highlighted by the Community Agenda Multimedia journalist David
from the Registrar of Voters Office after its close and spoke with a San Diego resident As unofficial election results began to roll out, CTM published updates relevant to the City community, including early approval of Measure HH CTM published the last segment of election day coverage at 11:07p m
J Bohnet reported live
Multimedia journalist Andrea Valdez works behind the scenes as the technical director while David J Bohnet reports live from the Registrar of Voters, a first for CTM, on Election Day CTM Staff photo
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7 a m Polls open in San Diego County
9:35 a m Normal start time for Digital News Production Lab courses Students are already present in the newsroom, setting up the newsroom studio for live shots and beginning their reporting
11:42 a m Elections editor Vince Outlaw publishes the first update of the day on sdcitytimes com, letting readers know prospective voters were seen lining up early Tuesday to enter the closest voting center to San Diego City College It would be the first of 26 live updates of that story
1:32 p m Multimedia journalist David J Bohnet and Elections editor Vince Outlaw debut ?Inside City: Election Edition ?a live broadcast from the newsroom It's the first of 15 live broadcasts, 13 of those from the newsroom Bohnet starts by asking Outlaw how he is doing ?Great A little bit edgy, but that?s kind of what Election Day is all about ? Responded Bohnet: ?And we?re live, so ? Added Outlaw: ?And we?re live That?s also what Election Day is all about ?
1:50 p m Multimedia journalist
Tresean Osgood spoke with Mental Health Counselor and Peer Educator Program Coordinator Abby Weisman about the services available to students on and off campus
2:27 p m City Times Managing Editor Marco Guajardo sits down with City College Associated Students Government President Dalia Ramirez to discuss the voter outreach efforts on campus
3:50 p m Bailey Kohnen continues to feature students through the day, telling the story of Itayetzi Roldand, an 18-year-old nursing major at City College, who will cast her first ballot this year ?Even with my vote, I can make some sort of a difference,? Roldand said
4 p m Outlaw turns to social media to continue his reporting, noting that San Diego mayoral candidates Todd Gloria and Larry Turner cast their ballots this morning CTM analyzed their Oct 3debate to identify how they addressed the issues raised in the City College Community Agenda
5 p m Polls close on the East Coast
5:50 p m Dinner is delivered to the newsroom Trays of sandwiches cold salads, chips and other food were laid out for students to fuel up for the long night of reporting ahead
8:00 p m Polls close in California
8:52 p m Live from the Office of the Registrar of Voters in Kearny Mesa, Bohnet speaks with the last San Diegan to leave after voting She shares her experience voting was ?smooth sailing ? It was the first of two live hits that day, a first for CTM
8:41 p m Informed by the City College Community Agenda, Kohnen brings readers the news that The San Diego Union-Tribune calls the race for U S Senator from California for Democrat Adam Schiff
9:00 p m Following the results as they are released by the Registrar of Voters, Luke Bradbury notes the San Diego Community College District measure, Measure HH, has received a 5832%approval from early election results in San Diego, with only 431% of the vote counted as of writing HH would eventually pass Chancellor Greg Smith comes in for a live interview an hour later
11:07 p m CTM hits publish for the last time Tresean Osgood delivers the final live update of unofficial results Co- Editors- in- Chief Bailey Kohnen and Keila Menjivar Zamora thank the City Times team and community
?Keila Menjivar Zamora & NicoleVargas
live from the field
As the polls closed on election night, City Times Media reporter
David J Bohnet was still out, reporting live from the Registrar of Voters Office with Ryan Matthysse
At 8:52p m , Marco Guajardo, who was managing editor of City Times, connected with Bohnet on a live feed Bohnet described the scene at the office, which was becoming quiet after its close
Although CTM had been broadcasting live all day, it was the first time the program
successfully streamed a live remote report from the field
Later that night, Bohent shared his conversation with the county?s registrar, Cynthia Paes, who told him that more than 19 million ballots had been sent out to voters
As he reported the counting was about to start, he reminded viewers the county office had 30 days to certify election results
"It felt nice to be part of the election coverage side-by-side wit the professional reporters outside the registrar's," Bohnet said
City Times Media surveys students, community to guide election coverage
n advance of the 2024 Elections, City Times Media took an innovative approach to covering the historic campaign for the San Diego College community
CTM designed a survey in English and Spanish to better guide its election coverage
The City College Community Agenda collected the responses from students, faculty, staff and community members
on those issues on the CTM website and its other platforms, including YouTube, Spotify, and social media
These were the final six selected, based on the results of the City College Community Agenda. - Housing and homelessness - College affordability and access - Healthcare and reproductive rights
It was designed to identify issues and elicit questions that CTM reporters used to engage political candidates and focus their election reporting
The effort started in August through October, with 125 surveys collected in all City Times reporters shared regular updates and reporting focused
The goal was to improve political reporting by moving from a polling- centric approach to reporting on the issues important to communities The Citizens Agenda model of campaign reporting elevates the public and uses the newsroom as a conduit and a translator between the public and the politicians they elect It was modeled on The Citizens Agenda by New York University professor and media critic Jay Rosen and social impact consultancy Hearken City Times Media has specifically used the name ?Community Agenda?instead of ?Citizens Agenda?to reflect the importance of both U S and non- U S citizens in the San Diego City College community
Election Editor Vince Outlaw, right, sits with a student while they answer the San Diego City College Community Agenda survey CTM Staff photo
Managing Editor Marco Guajardo, left, interviews David J Bohnet, right, who reports live from the Registrar of Voters Office on Election Night CTM Staff photo