December 30, 2008, 4:38 pm
To the New Yorkers who are supposed to know everything, quick, who represents your household in the New York City Council? How about the U.S. House of Representatives?
For the classically know-it-all New Yorkers who sometimes don’t know it all, we bring you Represent, in beta. Enter your street address and zip code, then hit Go. The following page displays a chart of your districts, the person who represents you and in what political body they represent you; Google maps of each district; and a list of articles in which your representatives have recently appeared. We know, you knew this all already.
To hear the thoughts, ideas and work behind Represent, read what our developers have to say on Open.
October 5, 2008, 12:19 pm
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
You’ve heard of our Debatinator, but have you seen our homepage during the debates? If you did, you would have noticed real-time video of each debate and live-blogging from The Caucus, including more real-time features like responses from college newspaper editors. Our video even provoked the rare compliment from Gawker.
But if you missed it, you can catch it all again for the next two debates, on Tuesday and Oct. 15.
August 29, 2008, 2:10 pm
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
We’re covering the conventions with unconventional reporting, starting with a brand-new toy, the interactive video. Not only do you receive video straight from the conventions, but you can also view reports from various days and pause to see the top political stories and features–just click “View All Links”.
In addition to rolling out the new video platform, we’re back with our signature smattering of interactive features. Listen to interviews with delegates, take a 360-degree panoramic tour of the Democratic convention hall and navigate the speeches. The Opinion desk joined the fun and threw in a bonus: Campaign Stops’ popular “The Conversation”, featuring columnists David Brooks and Gail Collins, is now available by audio and text.
August 13, 2008, 10:26 am
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Election Guide 2008 captured the unpredictable fun of the primaries, but now it’s time to turn an eye toward the season’s biggest competition of all: the presidential election. With the Democratic and Republican conventions rapidly approaching, we’ve unveiled a more presidential-focused Election Guide 2008.
Our Electoral Map is a clear-cut visual representation of who we think will take each state and which ones are still in play, along with how each state leaned in the last five presidential elections. In our Polling piece, you can view the results of polls comparing Barack Obama and John McCain throughout the year. Scroll through the latest stories from our Caucus blog, read through the candidate profiles, screen their schedules and more.
And if you’d like to reminisce about the good ol’ times, you can view our full coverage of the Presidential Primary Race.
