Tag: election 2012
A year (and then some) on the campaign trail
By Dante on January 24th, 2013
For 18 months, my life was the 2012 presidential election. It was a strange election, relative to other recent ones. The explosion of social media into our everyday lives fundamentally altered how citizens interacted with campaigns and howmore… full post
Kid Reporters take you inside Election Day
By Dante on November 7th, 2012
By now, everyone knows the result of the 2012 presidential election. But in case you have been out of view of a TV, newspaper, website, Facebook page, Twitter feed, or Instagram account, President Barack Obama defeated former Massachusetts Governormore… full post
An election interview with President Obama
By Kristen on October 26th, 2012
If you are talking about the election at your dinner table or fielding questions from your kids about the issues and the candidates in these finals days before the general election, you should check out the award-winning Scholastic 2012 Electionmore… full post
The Scholastic Student Vote results are in!
By Dante on October 16th, 2012
Nearly a quarter of a million students across the nation have voted, and the results are in: President Barack Obama is the winner of the 2012 Scholastic Student Vote. Democratic nominee Obama won with 51 percent of the vote. Republican nominee,more… full post
Kid Reporters cover the debates!
By Kristen on October 3rd, 2012
This evening kicks off four weeks of Presidential and Vice Presidential debates, which will help viewers at home decide who they will vote for in the upcoming Election. Just as they have been there since the early days of campaigning, themore… full post
Two weeks in the life of the Editor of the Kids Press Corps
By Dante on September 21st, 2012
One of the things I love most about my job as the Editor of the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps is that there is no normal day. I might have to set up an interview with a celebrity one day, then subtitle a video interview done in Japanese the next.more… full post
The polls are open in the Scholastic Student Vote!
By Kristen on August 15th, 2012
The 2012 Presidential election is around the corner and this year, kids can vote for the next President! The Scholastic Student Vote opened today, giving kids across the country the chance to vote between President Barack Obama and formermore… full post
SNKPC in CJR
By Dante on July 9th, 2012
The July/August 2012 issue of the Columbia Journalism Review is on the newsstands now (or should be soon), and the editors of the magazine highlight the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps and its coverage of the 2012 election. The spread features amore… full post
The latest from the campaign trail
By Dante on June 27th, 2012
On May 29, the 2012 general election campaign began when Mitt Romney won enough delegates to claim the Republican presidential nomination. But this event didn’t end the 2012 Republican primary — at least, not officially. There were still sixmore… full post
Have a Super Tuesday with the Scholastic News Kid Reporters
By Kristen on March 6th, 2012
Happy Super Tuesday! Today, ten states head to the polls to vote in the Republican primary elections and the Scholastic News Kid Reporters are reporting from four states on the action! Not sure what the stakes are today? Take a look at Kidmore… full post
