ABCNEWS.com Provides Blanket Iowa Caucus Coverage; 40-Person Coverage Team In The Field And Latest Technology Translates Into Unparalleled Coverage.Business, Technology & Political Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2000 As Iowans prepare to cast the first votes of the 2000 election cycle, ABCNEWS.com will be covering the Iowa caucus Since 1972, the Iowa caucus has been the first major electoral event of the nominating process for President of the United States. It has served as an early indication of which candidate for President of the United States might win the nomination of his or her political party at in full force. Drawing on the vast resources of ABC News
ABC News is a division of American television and radio network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company. Its current president is David Westin. - TV, radio and Internet - ABCNEWS.com, part of GO.com (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GO), will provide daily coverage and analysis beginning today, adding new features each day leading up the vote on January 24. "Using the latest technology and a 40-person coverage team on the road, ABCNEWS.com is kicking off the election season with comprehensive, on-site coverage of the Iowa caucus to millions of Americans." said Bernard Gershon, vice president and general manager, ABCNEWS.com. "Our package is meant to take full advantage of the interactivity and immediacy for which the Internet is known, and gives voters another resource by which to make informed decisions." In addition to up-to-the minute, on-site news, analysis and polling from dozens of reporters in the field, ABCNEWS.com's coverage of the Iowa caucus will include: - On-site video reports from ABCNEWS.com's chief Washington correspondent Ann Compton Ann Compton (b. 19 January 1947) is an American news reporter for ABC News. Compton began her career when an internship through her school, Hollins College (now Hollins University) led to a job reporting for CBS in Roanoke. from Friday, January 21 to Tuesday, January 25 - Interactive surveys and results of entrance polls taken as voters head into the caucus meetings - Up-to-the minute audio status reports from ABC Radio ABC Radio is a broadcasting unit of Citadel Broadcasting Corporation.[1] ABC Radio was, from 1945 until 2007, the division of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) focused on AM radio and FM radio broadcasting. from 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on January 24, as results are shown - ABCNEWS projections and delegate estimates - Live, on-site production of Sam Donaldson's Internet-only news Webcast, SamDonaldson@ABCNEWS.com - Live and on-demand video of caucus coverage on Nightline, World News Tonight, This Week and Good Morning America Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network. The show was adapted from The Morning Exchange, a morning show created by and airing on the ABC affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio, and was launched nationally as - Audio ABC Radio reports beginning on January 19 - Live video chats from ABCNEWS commentators and other experts - Interactive candidate bios and profiles, audio and video of post-vote speeches, timelines and issue positions - Comprehensive background and analysis of the complex caucus process - Comprehensive directory of links to the best information on the caucuses, including news, travel and weather guides ABCNEWS.com's "2000 Vote" coverage includes: reports from more than 40 ABCNEWS correspondents on the election trail, including daily briefings from the road with the candidates; streaming video and audio of candidate debates and other events; weekly surveys and analysis from the ABCNEWS polling unit; up-to-the-minute vote results and ABCNEWS projected winners of the primaries and November elections; exit poll data after polls close; Ann Compton's daily "On Background" column on politics; SamDonaldson@ABCNEWS.com, a live, three-times-a-week Internet-only program; the weekly "Here's The Point" audio program hosted by ABC News Political Director Mark Halperin; searchable video; on-demand video and transcripts from Nightline, Good Morning America, This Week and World News Tonight; video and audio political commercials; a weekly "Politics Challenge" quiz; and daily comprehensive coverage from ABCNEWS.com's political team. ABCNEWS.com is part of GO.com, created as part of the recent merger between Infoseek Corporation and The Walt Disney Company's online unit, Buena Vista Internet Group (BVIG). GO.com oversees many of the Web's most popular sites and services, including the GO Network portal, ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. .com, ABCNEWS.com, Disney.com, Disneystore.com, ESPN.com, ABCSports.com, NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga .com, NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= .com, NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Online, Family.com and Mr. Showbiz. |
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