Iowa Voters

Ever get into a discussion about voting machines with a well-meaning, educated person who says, with obvious skepticism, “I hear there’s been a lot of talk about that on the Internet?” Here is a nice summary of mainstream, non-print coverage of voting machine issues, for quick name-dropping or for links to embed in told-you-so e-mails.

For print coverage, remember these articles in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, and USA Today. That is by no means a comprehensive list of recent print coverage.

There was some pretty good mainstream coverage before the 2004 election; 60 Minutes even did a piece back in 2004. But after the election, major media seemed to go dark. Thank goodness they are coming around in time to help us worriers convince our friends that we aren’t Internet-addled conspiracy nuts. Jerry noted recently that friends of his have begun to get the issue after seeing Lou Dobbs’s coverage. A lot of smart, skeptical people, like it or not, just aren’t going to believe there’s a problem until broadcast media give said problem their stamp of credibility.

Thanks to garybeck at DU for calling attention to the summary of coverage.

-Sean Flaherty

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