While New York voters made their way to poll booths across Onondaga County today, 130 journalism students from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications geared up to cover of Election Day 2011 for Democracy in Action [11].
The students, divided up into teams of writers, photographers and both TV and radio broadcasters, arrived at polling places throughout Onondaga County for two hour shiftsas early as 5 a.m. and stayed late into the night, interviewing everyone from candidates' mothers to bartenders.
REPORTS
- The view from behind the bar [12] by Amber Brenza
- Voter turnout low in Clay [13] by Sara Tracey
- Fathers preach voting Importance to sons [14]by Chris Ballard
- Manlius voters head to polls with relatives [15] by Elizabeth Carey
- Elmwood Elementary gets crowded with voter turnout [16]by Robert Lowrey
SCENES
[17] Waiting for Mom [18] by Tom Kennedy |
[19] Democrat Helen Hudson enjoys victory embrace [20] by Mitchell Franz |
Republican supporters watch as results are reported via the Onondaga County Election Board website [21] by Samantha Okazaki |
Bob Andrews, Onondaga County Legislature 9th District candidate, campaigns to passing traffic. [22] (Photo: Manuel Martinez)
VIDEOS
Congresswoman says new candidates will help fix the country, by AJ Manderichio
Republican candidate Ryan McMahon casts his vote at neighborhood site, by Stephanie Narvaez.