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Working the Wall

Although it's sort of mundane, John King at CNN's use of a large touchscreen during Democratic primary elections last night is sort of interesting. Not so much for the topic (I can barely stomach election coverage at this point in the cycle) but notable for the interactivity in King's zooming the display in and out, then panning around the map of Indiana to show election results, population centers, etc. It'll be interesting to see how (and if) this sort of genre develops. I'm not sure how much this added to the coverage—a well-timed use of standard information graphics would have worked better—but it does allow King to make a lot of decisions about what and how to show things on the fly.

Other interesting technical/rhetorical features include the cuts to a second camera to highlight some text for readability--the control room apparently wanted to focus more tightly on some things than King did, Wolf Blitzer walking into the frame occasionally to offer additional points, etc.

[via The Huffington Post | Raw Feed]