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Reed College of Media students get hands-on experience during 2014 midterm elections

Students at the WVU Reed College of Media used the 2014 midterm elections as an opportunity to build their skills in covering both political campaigns and elections results.

As early as August, professors Alison Bass and Bob Britten teamed up with Derek Willis from the New York Times to teach students how to use public data to inform coverage of the US Senate race between Republican Shelley Moore Capito and Democrat Natalie Tennant. Willis, who is the College’s current innovator-in-residence, discusses the project in an article which appears in the Columbia Journalism Review.

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ABC News, WVU Reed College of Media partner for social media support during election coverage

It’s an assignment that even experienced journalists would jump at – covering election night for a national television network. Three West Virginia University Reed College of Media students got that chance while still in school.

Tyler Channell, a graduate student from Williamson, West Virginia; Tiet Tran, a senior from Sterling, Virginia; and Shishira Sreenivas, a graduate student from Bangalore, India, traveled to New York City to intern for ABC News’ social media department. They Skyped with journalists from “Good Morning America,” “ABC World News Tonight” and “Nightline” for several months in preparation for the 2014 midterm elections.

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