Reporters Micah Fleet and Betsy Cripp, both Class of '15, kept tabs on election returns all night, for the website overseen by senior Sage Um (standing).Prof. Phylissa Mitchell (standing) and Technical Assistant Jenny Young help Andy Soergel, '14, polish a package.Most of the journalism faculty played a role in Election Night. Here, Pam Luecke, Toni Locy, Doug Cumming and Brian Richardson work on deadline to edit the latest news for the website, which was overseen by senior Sage Um (standing).Producer Emily Mosh, right, instructs first-year students on their Election Night assignments. They are, from left, Rachel Adams-Heard, Laura Noker, Douglas McNiel, and Maggie Hammer.Seniors Michael Mcguire and Katy Stewart anchored the three live Election Night broadcasts.Emily Leventhal, '15, takes dictation from a reporter in the field.Professors Pam Luecke and Toni Locy proof stories before they are posted on the Rockbridge Report website as Producer Sage Um, '13, Reporter Scott Harrison, '13, and Anchor Michael McGuire, '13, look on.Evelyn Rupert, '14, and Sarah Stiefvater, '13, polish a story before deadline.Emily Leventhal, '15, Mickey Gorman, '14, and Papa Osei, '13, collaborate on a breaking election story.Burl Rolett, '13, gets ready to direct the first Election Night broadcast.Manager of Technical Operations Michael Todd instructs Mary Claire Cranford, '16, on how to route incoming phone calls through the audio board.Seniors Alex Maragos and Emily Mosh work on the rundown for the first Election Night broadcast.Producer Emily Mosh, '13, confers with reporter Caitlin Doermer, '13, as Alex Maragos, '13, monitors the newsroom.

Election 2012

Scenes from the Rockbridge Report's election coverage.

Fifty students, professors and staff members played a role in the department’s 2012 Election Night coverage, which included three live broadcasts and a continually updated website.