Clips of the Week

There were a lot of numbers being thrown around during all the election post-mortems today. We generated some impressive statistics of our own:

• We produced 40 stories yesterday, many of them packed with video, audio, and slideshows, and worked on by teams. That’s on top of the 25 pieces we completed in the five weeks leading up to the election.
• Our Interactive I reporters interviewed several hundred people to get the 250 audio bites featured on our interactive vox pop map, a feature I’m confident will become a hallmark of our News Service.
• Our News Service drew 15 times its normal traffic yesterday – by far, our, biggest day ever. In addition, some of our Election Day work was picked up by the Amsterdam News, the West Side Spirit, Our Town, the Queens Courier and Off The Bus. I also see many links coming in from all kinds of blogs (including one that appears to be in Dutch!) I’m sure many more outlets will find our stories in the days to come.
• We snapped too many pictures to count.
• We consumed 200 slices of pizza.

Our stories, though, weren’t about numbers – our pieces were about New Yorkers on a day in history.

Our approach to coverage also was people-driven: Teamwork ruled the day.

Everybody – staff, faculty,  our reporters and editors from the Classes of ‘08 and ‘09 – worked hard to make our effort a success.

Thanks to one and all for your ideas, support and enthusiasm. I was thrilled to be in our newsroom yesterday, and to be part of our great coverage on an unforgettable day.