PRESS RELEASES from CBS News
October 24, 2008
KATIE COURIC WILL
ANCHOR CBS NEWS’ “CAMPAIGN
‘08: ELECTION NIGHT”
BROADCAST AND
ONLINE COVERAGE
Couric Will be Joined
by CBS News Correspondents
in New York, Washington, D.C.,
And Around the
Country, Including Bob
Schieffer, Jeff Greenfield, Sharyl Attkisson, Jim Axelrod,
Armen Keteyian,
Anthony Mason, Byron
Pitts, Chip Reid and Dean Reynolds
CBS News Political Analysts Dan Bartlett
and Dee Dee Myers Will Also Join Couric in New York
Live
Webcast Anchored by Couric Will
Follow Primetime/Early Morning Broadcast Coverage
CBSNews.com
Will Provide Live Results,
Updated Every 60 Seconds, On all Races
CBS Radio News Will Offer Simulcasts of
CBS News Broadcast Coverage
Katie Couric will anchor CAMPAIGN 2008: ELECTION NIGHT, CBS
News’ live, comprehensive broadcast and online coverage of Election
Night 2008,
on Tuesday, Nov. 4
(7:00 PM-2:00 AM, ET). Couric will be joined by a group of some
of
the most experienced political reporters in broadcast journalism, as
well as
correspondents and reporters around the country. Joining her in
New York
will be Chief Washington Correspondent Bob Schieffer, Senior Political
Correspondent Jeff Greenfield,
and CBS News correspondents Sharyl Attkisson, Armen Keteyian, Anthony
Mason and
Byron Pitts. CBS News Political Analysts
Dan Bartlett and Dee Dee Myers and CBS News Historian Doug Brinkley
will also
join Couric in New York.
National Correspondent Byron
Pitts will provide coverage and analysis of the Senate race results and
Sharyl
Attkisson will do the same for the House and governor races.
Business
Correspondent Anthony Mason will report on the night’s national and
state exit
poll results. Chief Investigative Correspondent Armen Keteyian
and the
CBS News Investigative Unit will following any possible voting problems
and
irregularities. Correspondent Chip Reid will be with Sen. John
McCain in Phoenix and Correspondent Dean Reynolds will be with Sen.
Barack Obama in Chicago. Chief
White House Correspondent Jim Axelrod will be live at the White House
with
reaction and analysis from the Bush administration. Other CBS
News correspondents will report live from key battleground states,
which will
be determined closer to election night, and on key Senate, House and
gubernatorial races.
CBS News’ live
coverage will include results and analysis
of the presidential contest, as well as all Senate, key House of
Representatives and gubernatorial races and votes on important
referenda. Couric
and the CBS News team will be using interactive touch screens to bring
viewers
the most updated results and information in real-time. The
coverage will also include analysis of
the national and state exit poll data from the CBS News Exit Poll Desk,
using
state-of-the-art technology to display vote counting and demographic
data. CBS News correspondents and analysts will provide context
for the
data in an effort to explain how and why people voted the way they
did.
As she has
done after each day of the national
political conventions and the debates, Couric will anchor a live
Webcast on
CBSNews.com and CNET.com beginning at approximately 2:00 AM ET,
immediately
following CBS News’ live broadcast coverage of the election
results. The Webcast will include interviews and
extended analysis from the CBS News Election Night team, as well as
responses
to viewer questions submitted online before and during the Webcast. The
Webcast
will remain available for on-demand viewing at CBSNews.com, CNETTV.com
and CBS
Mobile News and will be distributed to CBS Audience Network partners
and fed to
the CBS Television Stations, as well as CBS Radio News affiliates for
insertion
into their own programming or for podcasting
In
addition, CBS News' Campaign 2008 Website (www.cbsnews.com)
will provide the fastest,
most reliable, most user-friendly election results available
anywhere.
Live results, updated every 60 seconds, for the presidential,
Congressional and
gubernatorial races will be available down to every county of
every state.
CBSNews.com users will see official CBS News race projections as
soon as
they’re made by the Network’s Decision Desk. The same complete,
detailed
national and state exit poll data used by CBS News producers and
correspondents
will be available on CBSNews.com as soon as the polls close in
each state.
Throughout the night, readers will
be kept up-to-the-second with live blogging of the latest breaking news
and
details from across the country as they come into CBS News election
headquarters. As important as what
happens is why, and experts from the CBS News Election and Survey Unit
will dig
deep into exit poll voter trends and behavior throughout the
evening. At
the end of the night, CBSNews.com will feature opinion and analysis
commentary
from our partners from across the entire political spectrum. Web
users
can also watch CBS News’ live election coverage anchored by Katie
Couric, as
well as live video of the key victory celebrations and concession
speeches.
CBS
Radio News will offer a variety of products for
stations’ airwaves and websites for Election Night ’08. These will
include long
form anchored coverage beginning at 7:00 PM, ET; Special
Reports and Updates through Wednesday morning. CBS Radio
News will
have correspondents and reporters with the candidates and stationed
throughout
the critical tossup states. CBS Radio News will offer simulcasts of the
CBS
News TV coverage for stations' websites or HD Channels.
Rick
Kaplan will produce Campaign ’08 Election Night
coverage. Paul Friedman is Senior Vice
President, News Coverage, CBS News.
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Press Contact: Leigh Farris
212/975-2888 or farrisl@cbsnews.com
CBSNEWS.COM ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL LIVE WEBCAST ANCHORED BY KATIE COURIC
ON ELECTION NIGHT
EXPERIENCES SHARP GROWTH IN UNIQUE VISITORS AND USER ENGAGEMENT
FOLLOWING ONLINE CAMPAIGN '08 COVERAGE
Nielsen NetRatings Report Finds 57% Year-over-Year Increase in Unique
Visitors for Month of September
NEW YORK, Oct. 17 - Capitalizing on the tremendous interest in the 2008
presidential campaign, CBSNews.com today announced sharp increases in
unique visitor and user engagement according to the latest Nielsen
NetRatings report (September 2008, U.S. Data). CBS News has
experienced a 38% month-over-month increase in unique visitors and a
57% month-over-month increase in visits. Also, CBSNews.com saw a
significant 129% year-over-year increase in visits to the site, and a
57% year-over-year increase in unique visitors, along with a 96%
year-over-year increase in page views.
CBS News also announced today Katie Couric will anchor an additional
live Webcast on Election Night, November 4th, which will
commence immediately following CBS News' live broadcast coverage of the
election results and once again incorporate questions from the online
audience received before and during the Webcast.
"This report underscores the success we've achieved by collaborating
with CBS and CNET (http://www.cnet.com/)
to provide a unique platform where Katie Couric and the CBS News
political team, along with the online audience can interact and stay
informed on election issues," said Joe Gillespie, Executive Vice
President, CBS Interactive. "Our online coverage of the presidential
campaign is highly complementary to the CBS News broadcast coverage,
providing viewers a unique opportunity to continue the 'conversation'
and dig deeper into the issues that matter most during an election that
has seen intense interest from the public."
Over the past month and half, CBSNews.com has produced a total of 11
live Webcasts, including following the Democratic and Republican
National Convention primetime coverage, the Vice Presidential debate,
and the three Presidential debates. Anchored by Couric, the Webcasts
begin online on CBSNews.com and CNET.com immediately after CBS News'
broadcast coverage concludes. The Webcasts last approximately 30-45
minutes and feature interviews, special guests, real-time reaction from
uncommitted voters, and extended analysis from the CBS News political
team, which also responds to viewer questions submitted online before
and during the webcast.
The Webcasts during the Democratic and Republican National Conventions,
as well as all four debates, will remain available for on-demand
viewing at CBSNews.com, CNETTV.com, and CBS Mobile News and will also
be distributed to CBS Audience Network partners. The webcasts will also
be fed to and promoted by CBS Television Stations, and fed to CBS Radio
News affiliates for insertion into their own programming or for
podcasting.
About CBS News
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the CBS Television and Radio Networks and CBSNews.com with regularly
scheduled news and public affairs programming - including, among
others, the CBS EVENING NEWS, THE EARLY SHOW, 60 MINUTES, 48 HOURS
MYSTERY, FACE THE NATION and SUNDAY MORNING - and special reports on
breaking news. The division maintains 18 news bureaus and offices
in the United States and abroad in addition to its world headquarters
in New York.
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Press Contacts:
Leigh
Farris
CBS
News
212.975.2888 or farrisl@cbsnews.com
Jenifer Concepcion CBS
Interactive
415.344.2441 or jenifer.concepcion@cbs.com