Clearly favorable to the voting rights group, but an effective piece nevertheless. ANP's confrontation of the election commissioner is an example of traditional public interest journalism. Her quotes were revealing of the flippancy of public officials of her ilk, and important to capture, this being the eve of a pivotal election. Ultimately I'm not bothered that this piece was covered with an editorial bias -- its impact would been lesser had it practiced the equivalence of ... More »

This is the latest in a series of video reports from ANP about the effectiveness of the electoral process in Philadelphia. The report focuses on concerns that lines are too long, and that a number of voting machines were broken in the last election. On the whole, I am not very impressed with this report, which tends to dramatize the issue by showing long excerpts from the chairwoman of the City commission. Too few sources are cited, and the reporter seems to be interjecting her own ... More »

Good reporting that, while a little bias against the election commission, is classic fourth estate journalism. Both sides are given their space to speak, and the narrative is easy to understand.

One of many horrifying stories about elections. It's shocking elections officials demonstrate so little concern about it. Congratulations to the ANP for exposing them.

The intransigent bellicosity of the election commissioners short-circuits the story from voter disenfranchisement to what seems to be a proximate cause. It is not clear if they have personality disorders, or if they are racist. Some background on that might flesh out the story. This has to be seen to be believed.

Sounds like a sensational accounting.

Voter disenfranchisement in the Cradle of Liberty is a very real and scary possibility that hasn't been adequately covered in the MSM. Kudos to Danielle Ivory for documenting this topic.