Behind the Scenes An inside look at CNN.com
September 24, 2007
Posted: 09:38 AM ET

We launched CNNPolitics.com on Friday to open a gateway to the depth of CNN’s political reporting.

We’re offering political junkies a bookmark to everything that happens in Washington and along the campaign trail. And for those whose interest in politics isn’t quite so passionate, you’ll find the latest headlines and video on the big stories and hot topics, some fun stuff and some surprises every time you check in.

CNNPolitics.com brings the newsgathering of the best political team to one online destination. Our “ticker” is a constant stream of news - as it happens - from hundreds of CNN journalists. As the presidential campaigns heat up, we’re adding complete coverage from the key early-voting states. We’re also streaming live video - a LOT of video - from events and interviews with those making news. Plus, you can get an all-access pass to our comprehensive politics video library.

Want to know what it all means? Find out with insight from our analysts across the political spectrum - not just what happened, but how and why it happened, and what’s going to happen next.

We’re matching up presidential candidates on where they stand on issues, how much money they’ve collected, how they’re spending it and what it means in the polls. You can find key dates on the road to the 2008 elections, check out some zingers delivered in debates past or match up presidential candidates in a game of Presidential Pong.

In coming weeks, we’ll give you more ways to make yourself heard. We want your thoughts - and your e-mail and video - on issues that you care about. We’ll give you ways to question the candidates yourself, and we’ll let you caucus on those issues in our online political community.

And the site will get deeper and richer as the election gets closer.

We’ll analyze where campaign contributions are coming from. We’ll update you on all the latest polls. We’ll track where the candidates are every day. We’ll keep a running count of who has the most delegates lined up. We’ll blog from our Election Express bus as it rolls across the country.

Need more than that? Then tell us - we want to hear how we’re doing and what we can do better.

Posted by: John Helton, Sr. Producer, Politics
Filed under: content • elections • politics


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